Where does “polegada” come from?
polegada (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin pollicata, from Latin pollex — thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...
Ancestry of “polegada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pollicata | — |
| 2 | Latin | pollex | thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent... |
Words derived from “polegada”