legua

(Английский)

legua, Spanish league, traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 4.2 km

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈlɛɡwa/

Этимология (Английский)

Родственно испанский: legua

Родственно португальский: légua

Родственно каталанский: llegua

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese legua, attested in the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from Late Latin leuga and leuca (“Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. Cognate with Spanish legua, Portuguese légua, and Catalan llegua.