Where does “alisso” come from?

alisso (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

alisso (Italian): alyssum, madwort; sweet alyssum

Definitions

  1. alyssum, madwort; sweet alyssum

Ancestry of “alisso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλυσσονmadwort Galen's madwort
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →