Where does “crocodile” come from?
crocodile (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.
crocodile (French): crocodile
Ancestry of “crocodile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | cocodril | crocodile |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cocodrillus | — |
| 3 | Latin | crocodīlus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “crocodile”