Etymology

From French crocodile, from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος ‎(krokódeilos). The Old French word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkrokoˈdil/
• Hyphenation: cro‧co‧dil