Where does “allorché” come from?
allorché (Italian) comes from Italian allora, from Latin illam, from Old Latin olle, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
allorché (Italian): when
Ancestry of “allorché”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | allora | so, well then; at the time, then |
| 2 | Latin | illam | accusative feminine singular of ille |
| 3 | Old Latin | olle | that; he, that; Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |