Where does “aloes” come from?

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

aloes (Latin): genitive singular of aloē

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of aloē

Ancestry of “aloes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaloeThe aloe; The bitter juice produced by the aloe...
2Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
3Hebrewאֲהָלִים
4Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
5Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰Every word from Tamil அகில்Every word from Hebrew אֲהָלִים
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