Where does “et alia” come from?
et alia (English) comes from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
Ancestry of “et alia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |