Where does “alga” come from?
alga (Irish) comes from English alga, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
alga (Irish): alga
Ancestry of “alga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alga | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms,... |
| 2 | Latin | alga | Seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | alǵ- | to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be... |
Words derived from “alga”