Where does “picoalga” come from?

picoalga (English) comes from English pico, from Cebuano piho, from Spanish fijo, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

picoalga (English): Any very small alga

Definitions

  1. Any very small alga

Ancestry of “picoalga”, step by step

picoalga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

via English alga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalgaAny of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms,...
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →