Where does “alias” come from?

alias (Indonesian) comes from Dutch alias, from Latin alias, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alias (Indonesian): alias

Definitions

  1. alias

Ancestry of “alias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalias
2Latinaliasat a time other than the present; at another...
3Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
4Proto-Italicaljosanother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyosEvery word from Proto-Italic aljos
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