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What language does the word alligator come from?
The word "alligator" comes from the Spanish word "el lagarto," which means "the lizard."
What was the word for alligator before we stole it from Greece?
What was the alligator called in old English
Where did the word alligator come from?
Direct quote from Wikipedia... "The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for "lizard", which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator."
From what language does the word alligator come from?
The word "alligator" is derived from the Spanish word "el lagarto," which means "the lizard."
Which word came to English through a misunderstanding?
alligator
What is alligator in Hawaiian?
There is no Hawaiian word for alligator. The English word is used, but it's pronounced alikeita.
Did the word alligator come from native American language?
No, that word originated in Spanish.
How do you spell alligator in spanish?
Alligator is el lagarto (a word for lizard) which is where English gets the word from. Crocodile is cocodrilo.(The South American name for the relatively smaller crocodilian is caiman.)
What is the word origin of 'alligator'?
Hailing from the 1560s, the English word alligator comes to us from the corruption of the Spanish word el lagarto (de Indias) meaning "the lizard (of the Indies)", from the Latin word lacertus, although "alligarter" WAS an earlier variant."See you later, alligator" is from a 1957song title.
What is the Kikuyu word for the English word come?
"Oka" is the Kikuyu word for the English word come.
What is the Maori word for alligator?
The Maori word for alligator is whangata.
Is the word alligator a noun?
Yes, the word 'alligator' is a noun, a word for a type of reptile, a word for a thing, a living thing.
