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Where does “lézarder” come from?

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

lézarder (French): to crack; to bask

Definitions

  1. to crack; to bask

Ancestry of “lézarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlézardlizard
2Middle Frenchlezartlizard
3Old Frenchlezart—
4LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
5Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
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