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 — that.

além (Portuguese): there, over there; beyond; the afterlife, the...

Definitions

  1. there, over there; beyond; the afterlife, the...

Ancestry of “além”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesealen—
2Latinillincthence; there
3Latinillimthence
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “além”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →