Where does “alga” come from?

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

alga (Portuguese): alga any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms similar to plants or bacteria

Definitions

  1. alga any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms similar to plants or bacteria

Ancestry of “alga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

Words derived from “alga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →