Where does “alibi” come from?
Alibi comes from Latin alibi, meaning "elsewhere," derived from Latin alius meaning "other," which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos with the same sense.
alibi (English): The plea or mode of defense under which a person...
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- The plea or mode of defense under which a person...
Ancestry of “alibi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | alibi | alibi |
| 2 | Latin | alibi | elsewhere, somewhere else |
| 3 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “alibi”