Where does “alone” come from?

alone (Italian) comes from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

alone (Italian): halo; glow

Definitions

  1. halo; glow

Ancestry of “alone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
2Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

Words derived from “alone”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλως →Every word from Latin halōs →