Where does “cocodrillus” come from?

cocodrillus (Latin) comes from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

Ancestry of “cocodrillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrocodilusA crocodile
2Ancient Greekκροκόδειλοςlizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
3Ancient Greekκρόκηthread which is passed between the threads of the...
4Ancient Greekκρέκωto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρόκη