Where does “tortuga” come from?
tortuga (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin tartarucha, from Latin tartarūchus, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
Ancestry of “tortuga”, step by step
tortuga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin tartarucha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tartarucha | — |
| 2 | Latin | tartarūchus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταρταροῦχος | holder of Tartaros, Tartarus, the land of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Latin tartarucha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tartarucha | — |