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alligator.

one who ties or binds (to a support);

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[al.liˈɡaː.tor]

  1. one who ties or binds

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin ligō Latin alligō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin alligātor From alligō (“to bind”) + -tor.

noun[al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[al.liˈɡaː.tor]

  1. alligator

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

From English alligator, rebracketing of Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), unrelated to the sense above.

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