Where does “alături” come from?

alături (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin ad latera, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

alături (Romanian): by, next to; side by side

Definitions

  1. by, next to; side by side

Ancestry of “alături”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinad latera
2Latinlātuswide, broad
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂

Words derived from “alături

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic kaudāEvery word from Latin cauda