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Where does “hallux” come from?

I notice the chain provided consists entirely of Latin terms (allus and hallux) repeating without progression to older languages or a clear etymological path. Without an established chain showing development from an older language into Latin, and with the meaning marked as unknown, I cannot write an accurate etymology summary. Could you verify the chain? A proper etymology would show progression through languages (for example, Latin → Proto-Indo-European, or Latin ← Etruscan) rather than cycling within Latin.

hallux (English): The big toe

Definitions

  1. The big toe

Ancestry of “hallux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhallux—
2Latinallus—

Words derived from “hallux”

  • prehallux
Every word from Latin allus →