Where does “alga” come from?

alga (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alga, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

alga (Tagalog): alga

Definitions

  1. alga

Ancestry of “alga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalgaalga
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →Every word from Spanish alga →