Where does “além” come from?
além (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese alen, from Latin illinc, from Latin illim, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
além (Portuguese): there, over there; beyond; the afterlife, the...
Definitions
- there, over there; beyond; the afterlife, the...
Ancestry of “além”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | alen | — |
| 2 | Latin | illinc | thence; there |
| 3 | Latin | illim | thence |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |
Words derived from “além”