Where does “alibi” come from?

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

alibi (Italian): alibi

Definitions

  1. alibi

Ancestry of “alibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalibielsewhere, somewhere else
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljosanother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →