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Where does “allofam” come from?

allofam (English) comes from English fam, from English family, from Middle English famylye, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

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Ancestry of “allofam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfamFamily; Familiarization; "Hey fam, how you doin'?...
2EnglishfamilyA group of people who are closely related to one...
3Middle Englishfamylye—
4Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
5Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
6Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →