Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “lizardless” come from?

lizardless (English) comes from English lizard, from Middle English lesarde, from Anglo-Norman lusard, from Old French lesard, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lizardless (English): Without any lizards

Definitions

  1. Without any lizards

Ancestry of “lizardless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlizardAny reptile of the order Squamata that is not a...
2Middle EnglishlesardeA reptile, especially a lizard; The sharpened tip...
3Anglo-Normanlusard—
4Old Frenchlesard—
5LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
6Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta →