Where does “allo-” come from?

allo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allo- (English): different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...

Definitions

  1. different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...

Ancestry of “allo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “allo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →