Reconstruction:Latin/lacartum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of lacertus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laˈɡartu/

Noun

*lacartum m (plural *lacartōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

lizard

Descendants

Asturian: llagartu
Catalan: llagart
Galician: lagarto
Portuguese: lagarto
Spanish: lagarto

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “lagarto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 556

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