Where does “alium” come from?

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

alium (Latin): garlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of...

Definitions

  1. garlic, onion; accusative masculine singular of...

Ancestry of “alium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
2Proto-Italicaljosanother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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