Where does “al” come from?
al (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese al, from Vulgar Latin ale, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
al (Galician): everything, the rest
Definitions
- everything, the rest
Ancestry of “al”, step by step
al traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese al
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | al | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ale | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Leonese al
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonese | al | — |