Where does “lagarto” come from?

lagarto (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lagarto (Old Spanish): lizard

Definitions

  1. lizard

Ancestry of “lagarto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*lacartum—
2LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
3Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

Words derived from “lagarto”

Every word from Latin lacerta →Every word from Latin lacertus →Every word from Vulgar Latin *lacartum →