Where does “alour” come from?
alour (Middle English) comes from Old French alure, from Old French aler, from Vulgar Latin alare — second-person singular present passive...
Ancestry of “alour”, step by step
alour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French alure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | alure | — |
| 2 | Old French | aler | to go |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | alare | second-person singular present passive... |
via Old French aleure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | aleure | walk, gait |