Where does “dabb lizard” come from?

dabb lizard (English) comes from Arabic ضَبّ, from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abb- — a type of lizard or reptile; creature that...

dabb lizard (English): Uromastyx geyri, an agamid lizard

Definitions

  1. Uromastyx geyri, an agamid lizard

Ancestry of “dabb lizard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبّspiny-tailed lizard
2Proto-Semiticṣ́abb-a type of lizard or reptile; creature that...
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṣ́abb-Every word from Arabic ضَبّ
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