crocodile
English
/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/, /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/
noun
Definitions
- Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
- A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
- (logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cocodrill derived from Old French cocodril derived from Latin cocodrillus, crocodilus derived from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
κροκόδειλος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- crocodiled English
- crocodiledom English
- crocodilelike English
- crocodilian English
- crocodiling English
- crocodility English
- werecrocodile English
- cocodrillus Latin
- crocodilus Latin
- crocodīlus Latin
- crŏcŏdīlus, crocodilus Latin
- Krokodil German
- krokodil Hungarian
- crocodile French
- крокодил Russian
- κροκόδειλος Ancient Greek
- krokodille Norwegian Bokmål
- krokodille Norwegian Nynorsk
- cocodrill Middle English
- cocodril Old French
- krokodilo Esperanto
- κροκόδειλος Greek (modern)
- կոկորդիլոս Old Armenian
- krokodilo Ido
- crocodile Norman
- krokodilas Lithuanian
- kwokodil Haitian, Haitian Creole
- krokodil Mauritian Creole
- krokodil Seychellois Creole