Where does “lézard” come from?

lézard (French) comes from Middle French lezart, from Old French lezart, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lézard (French): lizard

Definitions

  1. lizard

Ancestry of “lézard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlezartlizard
2Old Frenchlezart—
3LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
4Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

Words derived from “lézard”

Every word from Latin lacerta →Every word from Latin lacertus →Every word from Old French lezart →