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

Definitions

gar; garfish

Ancestry of “pejelagarto”, step by step

pejelagarto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish lagarto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	lagarto	lizard; beer
2	Old Spanish	lagarto	lizard
3	Vulgar Latin	*lacartum	—
4	Latin	lacertus	Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
5	Latin	lacerta	lizard; ablative singular of lacerta

via Spanish peje

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	peje	fish
2	Latin	piscis	a fish
3	Proto-Indo-European	pisḱ-	fish
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ep-	water, body of water

Every word from Latin lacerta →Every word from Latin lacertus →Every word from Vulgar Latin *lacartum →