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Where does “aleti” come from?

aleti (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aleti (Proto-Celtic): to nourish, grow

Definitions

  1. to nourish, grow

Ancestry of “aleti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “aleti”

  • banaltra
  • altra
  • altram
  • altramaigh
  • altramas
  • altramacht
  • altramaí
  • banaltracht
  • banaltraim
  • altraim
  • altram
  • athro
  • athrawes
  • prifathro
  • prifathrawes
  • athrawesau
  • prifathrawesau
  • athrawon
  • prifathrawon
  • altram
  • ailid
  • altrawū
  • banaltra
  • altra
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