Where does “ally” come from?
Ally comes from English alley, from Latin alligo meaning to bind to, derived from Latin ad- meaning to and ligo meaning to bind.
ally (English): To unite, or form a connection between, as...
Definitions
- To unite, or form a connection between, as...
Ancestry of “ally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 2 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 3 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 4 | Latin | alligō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | în | — |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ally”