Where does “lizardling” come from?
lizardling (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.
lizardling (English): A small, young, or immature lizard
Definitions
- A small, young, or immature lizard
Ancestry of “lizardling”, step by step
lizardling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lizard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lizard | Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lesarde | A reptile, especially a lizard; The sharpened tip... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | lusard | — |
| 4 | Old French | lesard | — |
| 5 | Latin | lacertus | Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The... |
| 6 | Latin | lacerta | lizard; ablative singular of lacerta |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |