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Where does “alinus” come from?

alinus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.

Ancestry of “alinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
2Proto-Italicalznos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—

Words derived from “alinus”

  • anin
  • arin
  • anin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →