basilisco

Spanish

noun

Definitions

(mythology) basilisk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus derived from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (little king, imperial, royal).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βασιλίσκος

Gloss

little king, imperial, royal

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

basiliscus Latin
basilisco Italian
βασιλίσκος Ancient Greek
βᾰσῐλεύς Ancient Greek
basilisco Portuguese
basilique Old French
basilisc Middle Dutch