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
Ancestry of “alone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | halōs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἅλως | threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk |
Words derived from “alone”