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Where does “alum” come from?

alum (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin alumen — alum.

alum (Anglo-Norman): alum

Definitions

  1. alum

Ancestry of “alum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalumenalum

Words derived from “alum”

  • alum
  • alumroot
  • alumstone
  • alumish
  • alym
  • alyme
  • alum
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