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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinanheloI breathe out, breathe forth, exhale; I draw the...
2Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
3Proto-Italic-ōd—
4Proto-Indo-European-éad—

Words derived from “aleine”

  • haleine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →