Where does “lacertoso” come from?

lacertoso (Spanish) comes from Latin lacertosus, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lacertoso (Spanish): muscular

Definitions

  1. muscular

Ancestry of “lacertoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlacertosusmuscular, brawny, powerful
2LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
3Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta
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