Where does “sargasso” come from?
sargasso (English) comes from Portuguese sargaço, from Latin salicastrum, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
sargasso (English): A brown alga, of the genus "Sargassum", that...
Definitions
- A brown alga, of the genus "Sargassum", that...
Ancestry of “sargasso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sargaço | sargasso, gulfweed |
| 2 | Latin | salicastrum | a kind of wild vine found in willow-thickets |
| 3 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |