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Where does “lechuga” come from?

lechuga (Spanish) comes from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

lechuga (Spanish): lettuce; expresses anger, upsetness, or...

Definitions

  1. lettuce; expresses anger, upsetness, or...

Ancestry of “lechuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactūca—
2Latinlác—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “lechuga”

  • lechugas
  • letsugas
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