Where does “leituga” come from?

leituga (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leituga, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

leituga (Portuguese): cat's ear; smooth cat's ear

Definitions

  1. cat's ear; smooth cat's ear

Ancestry of “leituga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleituga—
2Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →