Where does “alō” come from?

alō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alō (Latin): to feed, to nourish, to nurture

Definitions

  1. to feed, to nourish, to nurture

Ancestry of “alō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicalō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi →Every word from Proto-Italic alō →