Where does “alaunhaltig” come from?
alaunhaltig (German) comes from German Alaun, from Middle High German alūn, from Old High German alūne, from Old French alun, from Latin alūmen, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
alaunhaltig (German): aluminiferous
Definitions
- aluminiferous
Ancestry of “alaunhaltig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Alaun | alum |
| 2 | Middle High German | alūn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | alūne | — |
| 4 | Old French | alun | Alternative form of alum |
| 5 | Latin | alūmen | alum |
| 6 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |