Where does “aleno” come from?
aleno (Esperanto) comes from French alêne, from Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin alisna, from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
aleno (Esperanto): awl
Ancestry of “aleno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | alêne | awl |
| 2 | Old French | alesne | awl |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | alisna | awl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alasnō | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | alaz | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |