Where does “[[el]] [[lagarto]]” come from?

[[el]] [[lagarto]] (Spanish) comes from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

Ancestry of “[[el]] [[lagarto]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
2Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta
[[el]] [[lagarto]] — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer