Where does “Alligator” come from?

Alligator (German) comes from English alligator, from English alligater, from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

Alligator (German): alligator animal

Definitions

  1. alligator animal

Ancestry of “Alligator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalligatorEither of two species of large amphibious...
2Englishalligater—
3Spanishlagartolizard; beer
4Old Spanishlagartolizard
5Vulgar Latin*lacartum—
6LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
7Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

Words derived from “Alligator”

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