Where does “aloē” come from?

aloē (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλόη, from Hebrew אֲהָלִים, from Tamil அகில், from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 — agar, agarwood.

aloē (Latin): The aloe

Definitions

  1. The aloe

Ancestry of “aloē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
2Hebrewאֲהָלִים
3Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
4Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood

Words derived from “aloē

Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰Every word from Tamil அகில்Every word from Hebrew אֲהָלִים
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