Where does “alita” come from?
alita (French) comes from French aliter, from French lit, from Old French lit, from Latin lēctus, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
alita (French): third-person singular past historic of aliter
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of aliter
Ancestry of “alita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aliter | to be bedridden; to cause to become bedridden |
| 2 | French | lit | bed; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old French | lit | bed |
| 4 | Latin | lēctus | chosen; picked; having been selected |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |