English
alvinophilia
Alvinophilia comes from Latin alvus ‘belly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós ‘something hollow, hollowed out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewlós‘something hollow, hollowed out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aulosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalvus‘belly’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016alvinophilia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewlós‘something hollow, hollowed out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aulosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalvus‘belly’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016alvinophilia
Earliest quotation: 2016, R. Vella Baldacchino, From hero to zero: The manifestation of addictive problemati: “This case report describes the development of problematic addictive…”
Formed from -ine
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós
Today it means
noun Synonym of alvinolagnia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós / alvinophilia