Where does “алігатор” come from?

алігатор (Ukrainian) comes from English alligator, from English alligater, from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

алігатор (Ukrainian): alligator

Definitions

  1. alligator

Ancestry of “алігатор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalligatorEither of two species of large amphibious...
2Englishalligater
3Spanishlagartolizard; beer
4Old Spanishlagartolizard
5Vulgar Latin*lacartum
6LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
7Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta
Every word from Latin lacerta