Where does “alii” come from?

alii (Latin) comes from Latin alium, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alii (Latin): dative masculine singular of alius; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of alius; dative...

Ancestry of “alii”, step by step

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