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Where does “alano” come from?

alano (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish alán, from Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί — Alani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...

alano (Spanish): Alanic; Alan; mastiff, wolfhound

Definitions

  1. Alanic; Alan; mastiff, wolfhound

Ancestry of “alano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishalán—
2LatinAlānī—
3Ancient GreekἈλανοίAlani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί →