Where does “aloe” come from?

Aloe comes from Old English alwe, from Latin aloe, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη, from Hebrew אֲהָלִים.

aloe (English): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica

Definitions

  1. The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica

Ancestry of “aloe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishalwefragrant resin of an East Indian tree
2LatinaloēThe aloe
3Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
4Hebrewאֲהָלִים—
5Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
6Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood

Words derived from “aloe”

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