Where does “Halo” come from?

Halo (German) comes from Latin halo, from Proto-Italic *anaslos.

Halo (German): halo circular band of coloured light, visible around the Sun or Moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere

Definitions

  1. halo circular band of coloured light, visible around the Sun or Moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere

Ancestry of “Halo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhalobreathe; emit, exhale, release; be fragrant
2Proto-Italic*anaslos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *anaslos →Every word from Latin halo →