Where does โ€œalโ€ come from?

al (Italian) comes from Italian a, from Latin a, from Latin A, from Etruscan ๐Œ€, from Ancient Greek แพฑฬ”, from Phoenician ๐ค€, from Egyptian ๐“ƒพ.

al (Italian): with

Definitions

  1. with

Ancestry of โ€œalโ€, step by step

al traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianaThe name of the Latin-script letter A.; a; in; at
2LatinaThe name of the letter "A"; from, away from, out...
3LatinAโ€”
4Etruscan๐Œ€and, also
5Ancient Greekแพฑฬ”โ€”
6Phoenician๐ค€ox; aleph; alef
7Egyptian๐“ƒพโ€”

via Italian il

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianilthe
2Italian'lโ€”
3ItalianloThe form of il that is used before the so-called...
4Vulgar Latinilluthe
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from โ€œalโ€

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