Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œAlamo” come from?

Alamo is an English word for a type of tree, borrowed from Spanish Γ‘lamo, which derives from Gothic πŒ°πŒ»πŒΌπƒ.

Ancestry of β€œAlamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseoni-Alternative form of omni-
2Irishai-β€”
3Old Frencha-indicating movement towards something;...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Proto-Italic*ad-β€”
Every word from Proto-Italic *ad- β†’