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Where does “alosa” come from?

alosa (Italian) comes from Latin alausa, from Gaulish alausa.

alosa (Italian): shad

Definitions

  1. shad

Ancestry of “alosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalausaThe allis shad
2Gaulishalausa—

Words derived from “alosa”

  • alose
Every word from Gaulish alausa →