Where does “crocodil” come from?
crocodil (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
Ancestry of “crocodil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crocodīlus | A crocodile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |