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
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 |