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Where does “lacartus” come from?

lacartus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lacartus (Vulgar Latin): lizard

Definitions

  1. lizard

Ancestry of “lacartus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
2Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

Words derived from “lacartus”

  • alligator
  • alligatoring
  • alligatored
  • alligatorlike
  • alligarta
  • alagarto
  • aligarto
  • alegarto
  • alligater
  • alligatorfish
  • lagartija
  • lagarto
  • aligator
  • pejelagarto
  • alligator
  • aligátor
  • lagartear
  • lagarto
  • al·ligàtor
  • アリゲーター
  • alligator
  • Alligator
  • Alligatoridae
  • Alligatorinae
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