Etymology

algal

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or like, algae. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English alga ← Latin alga
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The story

  1. Latinalga
  2. Englishalga
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. English todayalgal

From alga + -al.

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