Where does “alvine” come from?
alvine (French) comes from French alvin, from Latin alvinus, from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
alvine (French): feminine singular of alvin
Definitions
- feminine singular of alvin
Ancestry of “alvine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | alvin | alvine |
| 2 | Latin | alvinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | alvus | belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |