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