Alghero

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*alg-
2. Latin · derived fromalga“seaweed”
3. Sardinian · derived fromS'Alighèra
4. Medieval Latin · derived fromAleguerium
5. Italian · borrowed fromAlghero
6. English todayAlghero

Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

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