Where does “crocodility” come from?
crocodility (English) comes from English crocodile, from Middle English cocodrill, from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω — to weave.
crocodility (English): A sophistical mode of arguing
Definitions
- A sophistical mode of arguing
Ancestry of “crocodility”, step by step
crocodility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crocodile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crocodile | Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | cocodrill | — |
| 3 | Old French | cocodril | crocodile |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cocodrillus | — |
| 5 | Latin | crocodīlus | A crocodile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |