aldio

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin aldius (“half-freeman”), from Lombardic *aldi, from Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz (“human being, man”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldi, eldi (“human being, person, man”), Old English ielde pl (“men”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.djo/
  • Rhymes: -aldjo
  • Hyphenation: àl‧dio

Noun

aldio m (plural aldi, feminine aldia)

  1. liegeman (or similar semi-free person)

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