Where does “algă” come from?
algă (Romanian) comes from French algue, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
algă (Romanian): alga; seaweed
Ancestry of “algă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | algue | alga |
| 2 | Latin | alga | Seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | alǵ- | to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be... |