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Where does “alias” come from?

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

alias (Latin): at a time other than the present; at another...

Definitions

  1. at a time other than the present; at another...

Ancestry of “alias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
2Proto-Italicaljos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alias”

  • alias
  • unalias
  • antialias
  • alias
  • alias
  • aliás
  • alias
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →