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- — to grow, nourish.

Saturnalia (Latin): Saturnalia

Definitions

  1. Saturnalia

Ancestry of “Saturnalia”, step by step

Saturnalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin alia

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

via Latin Sāturnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSāturnusSaturn god of fertility and agriculture
2Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄

Words derived from “Saturnalia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyosEvery word from Proto-Italic aljos
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