Where does “Lacerta” come from?

Lacerta (English) comes from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

Lacerta (English): An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda

Definitions

  1. An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda

Ancestry of “Lacerta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta