Where does “alligatorwood” come from?
alligatorwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “alligatorwood”, step by step
alligatorwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English alligator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alligator | Either of two species of large amphibious... |
| 2 | English | alligater | — |
| 3 | Spanish | lagarto | lizard; beer |
| 4 | Old Spanish | lagarto | lizard |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *lacartum | — |
| 6 | Latin | lacertus | Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The... |
| 7 | Latin | lacerta | lizard; ablative singular of lacerta |