Where does “pulgada” come from?
pulgada (Cebuano) comes from Spanish pulgada, from Vulgar Latin pollicata, from Latin pollex — thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...
pulgada (Cebuano): an inch
Ancestry of “pulgada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pulgada | inch |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pollicata | — |
| 3 | Latin | pollex | thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent... |