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

Definitions

  1. alder, alnus

Ancestry of “aulne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchausne—
2LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
3Proto-Italicalznos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos →Every word from Proto-Italic alznos →