Where does “Saturnalians” come from?
Saturnalians (English) comes from English Saturnalian, from English Saturnalia, from Latin Saturnalia, from Latin alia, from Latin alium, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos — to grow, nourish.
Ancestry of “Saturnalians”, step by step
Saturnalians traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Saturnalian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Saturnalian | of or pertaining to Saturnalia; riotously merry;... |
| 2 | English | Saturnalia | An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn |
| 3 | Latin | Saturnalia | Saturnalia |
| 4 | Latin | alia | nominative plural of ālium; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | alium | garlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |