Where does “halo” come from?
halo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English hallo, from Middle English halou, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō — heel.
halo (Serbo-Croatian): halo; hello
Ancestry of “halo”, step by step
halo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hallo | Alternative form of hello; A cry of surprise; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | halou | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēla | heel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hą̄hilō | heel |
via Latin halōs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | halōs | halo (a circle around the sun or moon) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἅλως | threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk |