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Where does “verdolaga” come from?

verdolaga (Spanish) comes from Mozarabic berdiláqaš, from Latin portulāca, from Latin portula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

verdolaga (Spanish): common purslane, a plant of species "Portulaca...

Definitions

  1. common purslane, a plant of species "Portulaca...

Ancestry of “verdolaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mozarabicberdiláqaš—
2Latinportulāca—
3LatinportulaLittle door
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “verdolaga”

  • verdolaga
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