Where does “tortuga” come from?
tortuga (Spanish) comes from Italian tartaruga, from Latin tartarucha, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
tortuga (Spanish): turtle; tortoise; snail
Definitions
- turtle; tortoise; snail
Ancestry of “tortuga”, step by step
tortuga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian tartaruga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tartaruga | turtle, tortoise; tortoiseshell; testudo |
| 2 | Latin | tartarucha | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταρταροῦχος | holder of Tartaros, Tartarus, the land of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Old Spanish tartuga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | tartuga | — |
| 2 | Latin | Tartarucchus | — |