English
alvine
Alvine comes from Latin alvus ‘belly’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós ‘something hollow, hollowed out’, and ultimately from *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewlós‘something hollow, hollowed out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aulosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalvus‘belly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1829alvine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewlós‘something hollow, hollowed out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aulosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalvus‘belly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1829alvine
Earliest quotation: 1829, Henri Milne-Edwards, Tonic Substances: “Should the dose of bark [of Cinchona trees] be…”
Formed from -ine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, ellen, alien, alternate, outrage, alter, ou, qualification, altitude, alumni, adolescent, altar, abolish, alt, alias, alto, proletariat, alum, auld, retaliate, alpine, ulterior, alimony, alibi, altruism, alp, parallax, coalesce, aad, eld, foetal, 67 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / alvine