Where does “аллюр” come from?
аллюр (Russian) comes from French allure, from French aller, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
аллюр (Russian): pace, gait
Ancestry of “аллюр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | allure | appearance, look; speed, pace; angle of a boat... |
| 2 | French | aller | to go; to be going ; will soon; to be |
| 3 | Latin | īre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |