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Where does “alure” come from?

alure (English) comes from Middle English alure, from Old French alure, from Old French aler, from Vulgar Latin alare — second-person singular present passive...

alure (English): A walk or passage

Definitions

  1. A walk or passage

Ancestry of “alure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalure—
2Old Frenchalure—
3Old Frenchalerto go
4Vulgar Latinalaresecond-person singular present passive...
Every word from Vulgar Latin alare →