Where does “aulne” come from?
aulne (French) comes from Old French ausne, from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.
aulne (French): alder, alnus
Ancestry of “aulne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ausne | — |
| 2 | Latin | alnus | An alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alznos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élsnos | alder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élis | — |