Etymology of the French word lézard
the French word
lézardderived from the Latin word
lacertus (upper arm, arm, shoulder)
Date
The earliest known usage of lézard in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
lézarder,
lézardeDerivations in other languages
Romanian
lezardCognates
Catalan
laert, Italian
lacerta, Portuguese
lagarto, Provençal
lazert, Spanish
lagarto
