Where does “ala” come from?
ala (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Alá, 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.
ala (Tagalog): expressing negation or disapproval, or sometimes agreement, depending on the tenor of expression
Definitions
- expressing negation or disapproval, or sometimes agreement, depending on the tenor of expression
Ancestry of “ala”, step by step
ala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Alá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Alá | Allah God’s name in Islam |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ala | wing |
| 3 | Old Spanish | a | to, toward, in, at |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |