Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lacert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lac-ert
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of lacertus: a fleshy muscle of the human body.

Obsolete

Etymology

From French lacerte, from Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), of uncertain etymology but possibly related to lacerta (“lizard”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: lacerte, lacertus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

lacerts (plural)

Questions

What does lacert mean?: Alternative form of lacertus: a fleshy muscle of the human body.
Where does lacert come from?: It is traced to French.

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