Where does “crocodilo” come from?

crocodilo (Galician) comes from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

crocodilo (Galician): crocodile

Definitions

crocodile

Ancestry of “crocodilo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	crocodīlus	A crocodile
2	Ancient Greek	κροκόδειλος	lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
3	Ancient Greek	κρόκη	thread which is passed between the threads of the...
4	Ancient Greek	κρέκω	to weave
5	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 →