Where does “аліменти” come from?

аліменти (Ukrainian) comes from French aliment, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

аліменти (Ukrainian): alimonies, alimony

Definitions

  1. alimonies, alimony

Ancestry of “аліменти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalimentfood
2Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
3Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
4Proto-Italicalō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →