Where does “alepole” come from?
alepole (English) comes from English ale, from Italian alé, from French allez, from French aller, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
alepole (English): A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse
Definitions
- A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse
Ancestry of “alepole”, step by step
alepole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ale | A beer made without hops; A beer produced by... |
| 2 | Italian | alé | let's go!, come on! |
| 3 | French | allez | second-person plural present indicative of aller;... |
| 4 | French | aller | to go |
| 5 | Latin | īre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via English Pole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pole | A person from Poland or of Polish descent |
| 2 | Middle English | pole | pole, stake, staff |
| 3 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 5 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |