Where does “lagarta” come from?

lagarta (Portuguese) comes from Latin lacarta, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lagarta (Portuguese): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “lagarta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacarta—
2Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta →Every word from Latin lacarta →