Where does “ali” come from?
ali (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ali, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
ali (Portuguese): there
Definitions
- there
Ancestry of “ali”, step by step
ali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese ali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ali | — |
| 2 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Old Portuguese aly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | aly | — |