Where does “aliment” come from?

aliment (Romanian) comes from French aliment, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aliment (Romanian): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “aliment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalimentfood
2Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
3Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
4Proto-Italicalō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →