Where does “algoso” come from?

algoso (Italian) comes from Latin algosus, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

algoso (Italian): Full of algae or seaweeds

Definitions

  1. Full of algae or seaweeds

Ancestry of “algoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalgosusAbounding or covered in seaweed
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →Every word from Latin algosus →