Where does “pejelagarto” come from?
pejelagarto (Spanish) comes from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.
pejelagarto (Spanish): gar; garfish
Ancestry of “pejelagarto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lagarto | lizard; beer |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lagarto | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *lacartum | — |
| 4 | Latin | lacertus | Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The... |
| 5 | Latin | lacerta | lizard; ablative singular of lacerta |