Where does “laizard” come from?

laizard (Middle French) comes from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

laizard (Middle French): lizard

Definitions

  1. lizard

Ancestry of “laizard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
2Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta →
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