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Where does “krokodilok” come from?

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

krokodilok (Hungarian): nominative plural of krokodil

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of krokodil

Ancestry of “krokodilok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankrokodilcrocodile
2Latincrocodīlus—
3Ancient Greekκροκόδειλοςlizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
4Ancient Greekκρόκηthread which is passed between the threads of the...
5Ancient Greekκρέκωto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave
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