Where does “lagartear” come from?

lagartear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lagarto, from Old Portuguese lagarto, from Vulgar Latin lacartus, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lagartear (Portuguese): to bask; to crack in a zigzag pattern

Definitions

  1. to bask; to crack in a zigzag pattern

Ancestry of “lagartear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselagartolizard
2Old Portugueselagarto—
3Vulgar Latinlacartuslizard
4LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
5Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta →Every word from Latin lacertus →Every word from Vulgar Latin lacartus →