English
algous
Algous comes from Latin algosus ‘Abounding or covered in seaweed’, and goes back to alga.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalga‘seaweed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalgosus‘Abounding or covered in seaweed’
- Englishtodayalgous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalga‘seaweed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalgosus‘Abounding or covered in seaweed’
- Englishtodayalgous
Linked words
through Latin alga ‘seaweed’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the algae, or seaweeds; algal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin alga / algous