Where does “letsuga” come from?

letsuga (Ilocano) comes from Spanish lechuga, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

letsuga (Ilocano): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “letsuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlechugalettuce; expresses anger, upsetness, or...
2Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →