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Where does “alène” come from?

alène (French) comes 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.

alène (French): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalesneawl
2Vulgar Latinalisnaawl
3Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
4Proto-Germanicalazawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “alène”

  • alêné
  • aleno
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