Where does “haleine” come from?
haleine (French) comes from Old French aleine, from Medieval Latin anhelo, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
haleine (French): breath; breathing, respiration
Definitions
- breath; breathing, respiration
Ancestry of “haleine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | aleine | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | anhelo | I breathe out, breathe forth, exhale; I draw the... |
| 3 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |