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Where does “allora” come from?

allora (Italian) comes from Latin illam, from Old Latin olle, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

allora (Italian): so, well then; at the time, then

Definitions

  1. so, well then; at the time, then

Ancestry of “allora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillamaccusative feminine singular of ille
2Old Latinollethat; he, that; Archaic form of ille
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “allora”

  • allorquando
  • allorismo
  • allorché
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