Where does “lacerte” come from?

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

lacerte (Old French): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “lacerte”, step by step

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