Where does “algar” come from?

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

algar (Spanish): cave, grotto; An expanse of seaweed or algae on...

Definitions

  1. cave, grotto; An expanse of seaweed or algae on...

Ancestry of “algar”, step by step

algar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish alga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalgaalga
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

via Andalusian Arabic اَلْغَار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاَلْغَار—
2Arabicغارto be jealous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →Every word from Spanish alga →