The story
- Latin · derived fromalimōnia“food, support, nourishment, sustenance”
- English todayalimony
Known since the 17th century, from Latin alimōnia (“food, support, nourishment, sustenance”) (English aliment, as in alimentary), itself from alō (“to nourish”) + -mōnia (“action, state, condition”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.