Etymology of the English word alligator
the English word
alligatorderived from the Spanish word
elderived from the Latin word
ille (that; those; also DEMONST)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Date
The earliest known usage of alligator in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
alligatorfishCognates
Dutch
alligator, French
alligator, German
Alligator, Norwegian
alligator, Swedish
alligatorUsage
Word found in Modern English
