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Where does “lagartija” come from?

lagartija (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish lagartixa, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lagartija (Spanish): lizard; push-up, press-up

Definitions

  1. lizard; push-up, press-up

Ancestry of “lagartija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishlagartixa—
2Old Spanishlagarto—
3Vulgar Latin*lacartum—
4LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
5Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
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