Where does “alga” come from?

Alga comes from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alg-, with uncertain original meaning.

alga (English): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms,...

Definitions

  1. Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms,...

Ancestry of “alga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

Words derived from “alga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →