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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-.

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-Italicaljos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alium”

  • et alia
  • et alii
  • alia
  • alii
  • agliaceo
  • aglio
  • agliaio
  • alio
  • aliloke
  • alispeca
  • alii
  • alihejmulo
  • alinomo
  • aliaĵo
  • ajlopremilo
  • aliopinia
  • ajlo
  • alilandano
  • aliiĝi
  • aliformi
  • alistrukturi
  • alia
  • alivorte
  • interalie
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