Where does “alias” come from?

alias (Finnish) comes from Latin alias, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alias (Finnish): alias, AKA

Definitions

  1. alias, AKA

Ancestry of “alias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliasat a time other than the present; at another...
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljosanother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alias”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →