English

green anole

From green + anole.

A compound of green + anole

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

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Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English green

Cariban

English anole

Today it means

noun An arboreal lizard, Anolis carolinensis, native to the southeastern United States

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / green anole