Where does “alley” come from?

alley (English) comes from Middle English aleye, from Anglo-Norman aleie, from Old French alé, from Old French aler, from Vulgar Latin alare — second-person singular present passive...

alley (English): A narrow street or passageway, especially one...

Definitions

  1. A narrow street or passageway, especially one...

Ancestry of “alley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishaleyeAn enclosed or roofed passage or walkway
2Anglo-Normanaleie—
3Old Frenchalé—
4Old Frenchalerto go
5Vulgar Latinalaresecond-person singular present passive...

Words derived from “alley”

Every word from Vulgar Latin alare →Every word from Old French aler →Every word from Old French alé →