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Where does “mississippinalligaattori” come from?

mississippinalligaattori (Finnish) comes from Finnish alligaattori, from English alligator, from English alligater, from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

mississippinalligaattori (Finnish): American alligator, Alligator mississipiensis

Definitions

  1. American alligator, Alligator mississipiensis

Ancestry of “mississippinalligaattori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalligaattorialligator
2EnglishalligatorEither of two species of large amphibious...
3Englishalligater—
4Spanishlagartolizard; beer
5Old Spanishlagarto—
6Vulgar Latin*lacartum—
7LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
8Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
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