Where does “alloy” come from?
Alloy comes from Old French aloiier, from Latin alligare, meaning to bind to or join together, formed from ad- (to) and ligare (to bind).
alloy (English): A metal that is a combination of two or more...
Definitions
- A metal that is a combination of two or more...
Ancestry of “alloy”, step by step
alloy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French aloi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | aloi | — |
| 2 | Old French | aloiier | assemble, join |
| 3 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Middle English alayen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | alayen | — |
| 2 | Old English | āleċġan | to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uzlagjaną | to cause to lie down; lay down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |