Where does “alibi” come from?

alibi (Romanian) comes from French alibi, from Latin alibi, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alibi (Romanian): alibi

Definitions

  1. alibi

Ancestry of “alibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalibialibi
2Latinalibielsewhere, somewhere else
3Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
4Proto-Italicaljosanother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →