Where does “alibi” come from?
alibi (Latin) comes from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
alibi (Latin): elsewhere, somewhere else
Definitions
- elsewhere, somewhere else
Ancestry of “alibi”, step by step
alibi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin alius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Latin ibī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ibī | in that place, there |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | iðei | there |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
Words derived from “alibi”