Where does “알리움” come from?

알리움 (Korean) comes from English allium, from taxonomic name Allium, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.

알리움 (Korean): a species of plants (e.g. onions and garlics)

Definitions

  1. a species of plants (e.g. onions and garlics)

Ancestry of “알리움”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalliumAny of many bulbous plants of the genus "Allium",...
2taxonomic nameAllium—
3Latinalliumlate form of ālium
4Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ālu- →Every word from Latin allium →Every word from taxonomic name Allium →