Where does “cocodrie” come from?

cocodrie (French) comes from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

cocodrie (French): alligator

Definitions

alligator

Ancestry of “cocodrie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	cocodril	crocodile
2	Medieval Latin	cocodrillus	—
3	Latin	crocodīlus	A crocodile
4	Ancient Greek	κροκόδειλος	lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
5	Ancient Greek	κρόκη	thread which is passed between the threads of the...
6	Ancient Greek	κρέκω	to weave
7	Proto-Indo-European	kreḱ-	to weave

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόκη →