Where does “limáchega” come from?
limáchega (Galician) comes from Galician limacha, from Latin līmāx, from English limacology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.
limáchega (Galician): slug (animal)
Definitions
- slug (animal)
Ancestry of “limáchega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | limacha | slug (animal) |
| 2 | Latin | līmāx | slug, snail |
| 3 | English | limacology | The scientific study of slugs |
| 4 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 5 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 6 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |