Where does “lashtail” come from?
lashtail (English) comes from English lash, from Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.
lashtail (English): Any of various agamid lizards having long, thin tails
Definitions
- Any of various agamid lizards having long, thin tails
Ancestry of “lashtail”, step by step
lashtail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lash | The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which... |
| 2 | Middle French | lachier | — |
| 3 | Old French | lacier | to lace |
| 4 | Latin | laqueo | dative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | laqueus | noose; snare, gin, trap |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lakw- | to ensnare |
via English Tail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |