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Where does “allo” come from?

allo (French) comes from English hallo, from Middle English halou, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō.

allo (French): hello; used to confirm that the person being...

Definitions

  1. hello; used to confirm that the person being...

Ancestry of “allo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhalloAlternative form of hello; A cry of surprise; The...
2Middle Englishhalou—
3Old Englishhēlaheel
4Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hilō—

Words derived from “allo”

  • aló
  • алло
  • allo
  • a-lô
  • alo
  • alo
  • علو
  • الو
  • olov
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