Where does “lechuga” come from?
lechuga (Cebuano) comes from Latin lactuca, from Latin -ucus, from Azerbaijani uçmaq, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق, from Proto-Turkic uč- — to fly.
Ancestry of “lechuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lactuca | lettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species |
| 2 | Latin | -ucus | used to form the names of certain plants |
| 3 | Azerbaijani | uçmaq | to fly |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اوچمق | to fly, to travel through the air without being in contact with a grounded surface |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | uč- | to fly |