Where does “aliás” come from?

aliás (Portuguese) comes from Latin alias, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

aliás (Portuguese): I mean; actually; by the way; furthermore; what's...

Definitions

  1. I mean; actually; by the way; furthermore; what's...

Ancestry of “aliás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliasat a time other than the present; at another...
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljosanother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →