Words that come from Latin “lacerta”

158 words across 57 languages descend from Latin lacerta — including lizard, alligator, Gatorade, gator, Lacerta, lizardlike, lacertid, alligatoring.

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English (43)

Spanish (12)

Translingual (8)

Latin (6)

Old French (6)

Italian (5)

French (4)

Portuguese (4)

Finnish (4)

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Japanese (3)

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Irish (2)

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German (2)

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