Etymology

alosa

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Latin alausa ← Gaulish *alausa
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  1. Gaulish · derived from*alausa
  2. Latin · borrowed fromalausa
  3. English todayalosa

Borrowed from Latin alausa, from Gaulish *alausa. Doublet of alose.

Words from the same roots

Latinalausa all →

alose

Gaulish*alausa all →

alose

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