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Where does “Saturnalia” come from?

Saturnalia (Latin) comes from Latin alia, from Latin alium, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “Saturnalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalianominative plural of ālium; accusative plural of...
2Latinaliumgarlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of...
3Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
4Proto-Italicaljos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “Saturnalia”

  • saturnaliën
  • Saturnalia
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