Where does “sargaço” come from?
sargaço (Portuguese) comes from Latin salicastrum, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
sargaço (Portuguese): sargasso, gulfweed
Ancestry of “sargaço”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | salicastrum | a kind of wild vine found in willow-thickets |
| 2 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |
Words derived from “sargaço”