Where does “alita” come from?
alita (Latin) comes from Latin alitus, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
alita (Latin): nominative feminine singular of alitus;...
Definitions
- nominative feminine singular of alitus;...
Ancestry of “alita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | alitus | winged |
| 2 | Latin | alō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |