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Where does “Allüre” come from?

Allüre (German) comes from French allure, from French aller, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

Allüre (German): affectation

Definitions

  1. affectation

Ancestry of “Allüre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchallureappearance, look; speed, pace; angle of a boat...
2Frenchallerto go; to be going ; will soon; to be
3Latinīre—
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →