Where does “krokodilo” come from?

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

krokodilo (Ido): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “krokodilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokrokodilocrocodile
2LatincrocodīlusA crocodile
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρόκη