basilique
Old French
noun
Definitions
- basilisk legendary reptile
- basil herb
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus derived from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (little king, imperial, royal).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βασιλίσκος
Gloss
little king, imperial, royal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basilisk English
- basiliscus Latin
- basilisco Italian
- basilisco Spanish, Castilian
- βασιλίσκος Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλεύς Ancient Greek
- basilisco Portuguese
- basilisk Middle English
- basilisc Middle Dutch