English
allo-
Allo- comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áľľosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλλοςállos‘other’
- Englishtodayallo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*áľľosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλλοςállos‘other’
- Englishtodayallo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, old, all, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, outrage, ou, alter, ellen, qualification, altitude, alumni, adolescent, altar, abolish, alt, alpine, alias, alto, proletariat, alienation, auld, alum, retaliate, ulterior, alimony, alienate, alp, inalienable, coalesce, aad, eld, foetal, exalt, althea, altimeter, 59 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
else, alien, alternate, adultery, altercation, alibi, altruism, alternation, 33 more
through Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
Today it means
prefix Nonself; nonself but of the same species.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / allo-