Where does “krokodil” come from?
krokodil (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch krokodil, from Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
krokodil (Afrikaans): crocodile
Definitions
- crocodile
Ancestry of “krokodil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krokodil | crocodile |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crocodil | — |
| 3 | Latin | crocodīlus | A crocodile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |