Where does “alice” come from?

alice (Italian) comes from Latin allec, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς, from Translingual halo-, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

alice (Italian): anchovy

Definitions

anchovy

Ancestry of “alice”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	allec	fish sauce
2	Ancient Greek	ᾰ̔́λς	salt, sea
3	Translingual	halo-	—
4	Ancient Greek	ἅλς	salt; brine; sea
5	Ancient Greek	-ῐος	belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →