psittacosaurid

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσαύρα“lizard”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromψιττακός“parrot”
3. English todaypsittacosaurid

From the taxonomic name for the family, itself derived from the name of the type genus Psittacosaurus, coined in 1923 by Henry Fairfield Osborn from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós, “parrot”) + Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”), due to its parrot-like beak.

Words from the same roots