Where does “aligátorteknős” come from?
aligátorteknős (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian aligátor, from German Alligator, from English alligator, from English alligater, from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.
aligátorteknős (Hungarian): snapping turtle
Definitions
- snapping turtle
Ancestry of “aligátorteknős”, step by step
aligátorteknős traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian aligátor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | aligátor | alligator |
| 2 | German | Alligator | alligator animal |
| 3 | English | alligator | Either of two species of large amphibious... |
| 4 | English | alligater | — |
| 5 | Spanish | lagarto | lizard; beer |
| 6 | Old Spanish | lagarto | lizard |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *lacartum | — |
| 8 | Latin | lacertus | Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The... |
| 9 | Latin | lacerta | lizard; ablative singular of lacerta |
via Hungarian teknős
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | teknős | testacean, testaceous; turtle, tortoise |
| 2 | Hungarian | teknő | trough, wash tub; scute, tortoise shell; basin |
| 3 | Turkish | tekne | trough; boat; hull |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | تكنه | trough, a long, narrow container made of wood, open on top, for feeding or watering animals |