σαῦρος
saûros
“lizard”
15 words in English grow from this root.
Allosaurus
Natureἄλλοςállos
“different lizard”
Ankylosaurus
Natureἀγκύλοςankýlos
“fused lizard”
Apatosaurus
Natureἀπάτηapátē
“deceptive lizard”
Brontosaurus
Natureβροντήbrontḗ
“thunder lizard”
Dinosaur
Scienceδεινόςdeinós
“terrible lizard”
Hadrosaur
Natureἁδρόςhadrós
“bulky lizard”
Ichthyosaur
Natureἰχθύςichthýs
“fish lizard”
Plesiosaur
Natureπλησίοςplēsíos
“near lizard”
Pterosaur
Natureπτερόνpterón
“wing lizard”
Saurian
Natureσαῦροςsaûros
“lizard-like”
Saurischian
Natureσαῦροςsaûros
“lizard hip”
Sauropod
Natureσαῦροςsaûros
“lizard foot”
Stegosaurus
Natureστέγοςstégos
“roof lizard”
Titanosaur
NatureΤιτάνTitán
“Titan lizard”
Tyrannosaurus
Natureτύραννοςtýrannos
“tyrant lizard”