stegosaurus
/sˌteɡəˈsɔːɹəs/steh-guh-SAW-ruhs
/sˌtɛɡəˈsɔɹəs/steh-guh-SAW-ruhs
Meaningroofed lizard
Common meaning: a plated dinosaur
- stegto coverLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1423 · scan
- saura lizardLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1377 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
‘to cover’ + ‘a lizard’ → stegosaurus
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- steg — Greek στέγω “to cover” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- saur — Greek σαῦρος “a lizard” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek στέγω ‘to cover’ + Greek σαῦρος ‘a lizard’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry σαῦρος, p. 1377 · dictionary scan
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