Where does “alo-” come from?

alo- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

alo- (Italian): halo-

Definitions

  1. halo-

Ancestry of “alo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “alo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →