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Where does “Alora” come from?

Alora (English) comes from Italian allora, from Latin illam, from Old Latin olle, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “Alora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalloraso, well then; at the time, then
2Latinillamaccusative feminine singular of ille
3Old Latinollethat; he, that; Archaic form of ille
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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