basilisco
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- basilisk, a mythical snake-like dragon.
- basilisk, a lizard of the genus .
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
- basiliscus Latin
- basilisco Spanish, Castilian
- βασιλίσκος Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλεύς Ancient Greek
- basilisco Portuguese
- basilique Old French
- basilisc Middle Dutch