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Where does “alvinus” come from?
alvinus (Latin) comes from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
Ancestry of “alvinus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
alvus
belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₂él-
to grow, nourish
Words derived from “alvinus”
alvin
alvine
alvin
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