Where does “alit” come from?

alit (Latin) comes from Latin alo, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alit (Latin): third-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “alit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaloI foster, I nourish; I raise; I feed, I maintain,...
2Proto-Italicalō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi →Every word from Proto-Italic alō →