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Where does “lucertola” come from?

lucertola (Italian) comes from Latin lacertula, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lucertola (Italian): lizard

Definitions

  1. lizard

Ancestry of “lucertola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacertula—
2Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

Words derived from “lucertola”

  • lacertiforme
  • lucèrtula
  • gièrdula
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