Latin
lacerta
‘lizard’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin lacerta.
8 English words in this record descend from Latin lacerta, most familiar first.
- lobster ← loppestere ← loppestre ← locusta
- alligator ← el ← lacertus
- langoustine ← ine ← langouste ← langouste ← langosta
- lacertus
- langouste ← langosta ← lacusta ← locusta
- lacertian
- lacert ← lacerte ← lacertus
- locustella ← locusta
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Etymograph / Latin lacerta