Where does “aloe” come from?

aloe (Middle French) comes from Old French aloe, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda — A skylark.

aloe (Middle French): lark

Definitions

  1. lark

Ancestry of “aloe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaloelark
2LatinalaudaA lark; the crested lark, the skylark
3Gaulish*alawdaA skylark
Every word from Gaulish *alawda →Every word from Latin alauda →Every word from Old French aloe →
aloe — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer