Where does “Alita” come from?
Alita (English) comes from Spanish alita, from Spanish Alá, from Old Spanish ala, from Old Spanish a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
Ancestry of “Alita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alita | Diminutive of ala; small wing |
| 2 | Spanish | Alá | Allah God’s name in Islam |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ala | wing |
| 4 | Old Spanish | a | to, toward, in, at |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |