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
Ancestry of “leguas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | legua | league |
| 2 | Latin | leuga | A unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles |
| 3 | Latin | leuca | league, mile |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *lougā | — |
Words derived from “leguas”