Where does “aloyau” come from?
aloyau (French) comes from Old French aloel, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda.
aloyau (French): sirloin
Ancestry of “aloyau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | aloel | — |
| 2 | Latin | alauda | A lark; the crested lark, the skylark |
| 3 | Gaulish | *alawda | — |