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

alnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic alznos

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “alnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos →Every word from Proto-Italic alznos →