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Where does “alaunt” come from?

alaunt (English) comes from Old French alans, from Old Spanish alán, from Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί — Alani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...

alaunt (English): A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to...

Definitions

  1. A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to...

Ancestry of “alaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalans—
2Old Spanishalán—
3LatinAlānī—
4Ancient GreekἈλανοίAlani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί →