Where does “leguas” come from?

leguas (Spanish) comes from Spanish legua, from Latin leuga, from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.

leguas (Spanish): plural of legua

Definitions

  1. plural of legua

Ancestry of “leguas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlegualeague
2LatinleugaA unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles
3Latinleucaleague, mile
4Proto-Celtic*lougā—

Words derived from “leguas”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *lougā →Every word from Latin leuca →Every word from Latin leuga →
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