Where does “alno” come from?

alno (Esperanto) comes from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.

alno (Esperanto): alder a kind of tree

Definitions

  1. alder a kind of tree

Ancestry of “alno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
2Proto-Italicalznos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos →Every word from Proto-Italic alznos →
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