Where does “aleine” come from?
aleine (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin anhelo, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
Ancestry of “aleine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | anhelo | I breathe out, breathe forth, exhale; I draw the... |
| 2 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
Words derived from “aleine”