Where does “alii” come from?

alii (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto alia, from Latin alia, from Latin alium, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alii (Esperanto): to be different

Definitions

  1. to be different

Ancestry of “alii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaliaother, another
2Latinalianominative plural of ālium; accusative plural of...
3Latinaliumgarlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of...
4Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
5Proto-Italicaljosanother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyosEvery word from Proto-Italic aljos
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