Where does “allorwas” come from?
allorwas (Welsh) comes from Welsh allor, from Middle Welsh allawr, from Old Welsh altaur, from Proto-Brythonic *alltọr, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
allorwas (Welsh): altar server, altar boy
Definitions
- altar server, altar boy
Ancestry of “allorwas”, step by step
allorwas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh allor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | allor | altar |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | allawr | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | altaur | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *alltọr | altar |
| 5 | Latin | altāre | altar, fitting for burnt offerings |
| 6 | Latin | adoleō | to emit an odor, smell |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Welsh gwas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwas | servant, lad, boy |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wastos | servant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upo-sth₂-o-s | standing beneath |