Where does “aleia” come from?

aleia (Portuguese) comes from French allée, from Old French alee, from Old French alé, from Old French aler, from Vulgar Latin alare — second-person singular present passive...

aleia (Portuguese): allée, a lane bordered by trees

Definitions

  1. allée, a lane bordered by trees

Ancestry of “aleia”, step by step

aleia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French allée

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalléepath, lane, allée; hallway; aisle
2Old Frenchaleefeminine singular of the past participle of aler;...
3Old Frenchalé—
4Old Frenchalerto go
5Vulgar Latinalaresecond-person singular present passive...

via Sinhalese අලියා

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseඅලියාelephant
2Tamilஅல்லியன்a stray elephant separated from the fold
Every word from Vulgar Latin alare →Every word from Old French aler →Every word from Old French alé →