Etymograph

English

lacert

Lacert comes from Late Latin lacertus ‘muscle’.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CElacertus‘muscle’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentlacerte
  3. Englishtodaylacert

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CElacertus‘muscle’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentlacerte
  3. Englishtodaylacert

The story

From French lacerte, from Late Latin lacertus (‘muscle’), from Classical Latin lacertus (‘upper arm’), of uncertain etymology but possibly related to lacerta (‘lizard’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Linked words

through Late Latin lacertus ‘muscle’

lizard, lobster, alligator, 5 more

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / Late Latin lacertus / lacert

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