English
aigialosaur
Aigialosaur comes from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός ‘seashore’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰγιαλόςaigialós‘seashore’
- Englishtodayaigialosaur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰγιαλόςaigialós‘seashore’
- Englishtodayaigialosaur
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
salt, salary, sauce, salad, cellar, sausage, salsa, sal, saline, salami, salina, 31 more
through Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea’
Today it means
noun Any member of the family †Aigialosauridae of extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizards.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός / aigialosaur