English
lizardly
From lizard + -ly.
A compound of lizard + -ly
Latin lacertus
Old French lesard
Anglo-Norman lusard
Middle English lesarde ‘a lizard used as an alchemical ingredient’
English lizard
Today it means
adj Reminiscent of or similar to a lizard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lizardly