Where does “letsugas” come from?

letsugas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish lechugas, from Spanish lechuga, from Latin lactūca, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

letsugas (Tagalog): lettuce

Definitions

  1. lettuce

Ancestry of “letsugas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishlechugasExpresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism...
2Spanishlechugalettuce; expresses anger, upsetness, or...
3Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
4Latinlácmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →