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Where does “alnus” come from?

alnus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.

alnus (Latin): An alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...

Definitions

  1. An alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...

Ancestry of “alnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicalznos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—

Words derived from “alnus”

  • alninus
  • aulne
  • Alnus
  • anin
  • arin
  • ausne
  • aune
  • aune
  • onaro
  • anin
  • alinus
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