Where does “aluda” come from?
aluda (Catalan) comes from Latin aluta, from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
aluda (Catalan): a type of tawed leather made from the hides of lambs or kid goats and used for gloves, purses, book covers, etc; lambskin, kid leather
Definitions
- a type of tawed leather made from the hides of lambs or kid goats and used for gloves, purses, book covers, etc; lambskin, kid leather
Ancestry of “aluda”, step by step
aluda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aluta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aluta | A soft leather, probably made using alum; A purse... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | altos | height, cliff |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Latin loligo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | loligo | a squid; a cuttlefish |