Where does “lagartijero” come from?

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

lagartijero (Spanish): lizard-like

Definitions

  1. lizard-like

Ancestry of “lagartijero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlagartijalizard; push-up, press-up
2Old Spanishlagartixaa small lizard
3Old Spanishlagartolizard
4Vulgar Latin*lacartum
5LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
6Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta