alum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • A plant, the comfrey

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *ālom inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHlu (esculent root, edible root).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eHlu

Gloss

esculent root, edible root

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