Where does “crocodiliano” come from?

crocodiliano (Portuguese) comes from Translingual Crocodilia, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

crocodiliano (Portuguese): crocodilian

Definitions

  1. crocodilian

Ancestry of “crocodiliano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCrocodiliaorder
2LatincrocodīlusA crocodile
3Ancient Greekκροκόδειλοςlizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
4Ancient Greekκρόκηthread which is passed between the threads of the...
5Ancient Greekκρέκωto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρόκη
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