alga
Latin
noun
Definitions
- Seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater.
- (figuratively) Something of little worth.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *alg-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*alg-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alga English
- algacidal English
- algaculture English
- algin English
- algist English
- algoid English
- algologist English
- algology English
- algous English
- macroalga English
- microalga English
- paleoalgology English
- picoalga English
- Aleguerium Latin
- algensis Latin
- algosus Latin
- Alge German
- Blaualge German
- Braunalge German
- Grünalge German
- Meeresalge German
- Alghero Italian
- alga Italian
- microalga Italian
- alg Dutch, Flemish
- algal French
- algual French
- algue French
- alga Spanish, Castilian
- algología Spanish, Castilian
- algoso Spanish, Castilian
- microalga Spanish, Castilian
- *Hl̥-d- Proto-Indo-European
- *alg- Proto-Indo-European
- alge Norwegian Bokmål
- algevekst Norwegian Bokmål
- mikroalge Norwegian Bokmål
- alga Portuguese
- algoide Portuguese
- antialgas Portuguese
- alge Norwegian Nynorsk
- algevekst Norwegian Nynorsk
- mikroalge Norwegian Nynorsk
- alga Irish
- æla Old Norse
- alga Serbo-Croatian
- alga Catalan, Valencian
- l'Alguer Catalan, Valencian
- alga Galician
- աղտ Armenian
- algă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- աղկաղկ Old Armenian
- աղտ Old Armenian
- աղտեղի Old Armenian
- alga Faroese
- alka Maltese
- alka rqiqa Maltese
- alka tal-Pwales Maltese
- alka tas-Salini Maltese
- S'Alighèra Sardinian