Where does “alas” come from?

alas (Spanish) comes from Spanish ala, from Old Spanish ala, from Old Spanish a, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

alas (Spanish): plural of ala; flip, wings

Definitions

  1. plural of ala; flip, wings

Ancestry of “alas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalawing; brim; flank
2Old Spanishalawing
3Old Spanishato, toward, in, at
4LatinAdtoward, to
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille