Where does “allayer” come from?

allayer (English) comes from French allier, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

allayer (English): One who allays

Definitions

  1. One who allays

Ancestry of “allayer”, step by step

allayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French allier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchallierto ally; to alloy
2Old Frenchalierto unite; to join together
3Latinalligōto bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English allay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallayTo make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or...
2Middle Englishalayen
3Old Englishāleċġanto put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down,...
4Proto-Germanicuzlagjanąto cause to lie down; lay down
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-
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