Where does “saturnaliën” come from?
saturnaliën (Dutch) comes from Latin Saturnalia, from Latin alia, from Latin alium, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
saturnaliën (Dutch): Saturnalia
Definitions
- Saturnalia
Ancestry of “saturnaliën”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Saturnalia | Saturnalia |
| 2 | Latin | alia | nominative plural of ālium; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | alium | garlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |