Where does “alligarta” come from?

alligarta (English) comes from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

Ancestry of “alligarta”, step by step

alligarta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish lagarto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlagartolizard; beer
2Old Spanishlagartolizard
3Vulgar Latin*lacartum
4LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
5Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

via Spanish el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishelMasculine singular definite article; the;...
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Latin lacertaEvery word from Latin lacertusEvery word from Vulgar Latin *lacartum