alimony
/ˈæləˌməʊni/A-luh-moh-nee
/ˈæləˌmoʊni/A-luh-moh-nee
Meaningmoney for nourishment
Common meaning: money paid to a former spouse
- alto feed, nourish, rearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 87 · scan
- imonynoun ending: a state or result
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin alō ‘to feed, nourish, rear’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry alō, p. 87 · dictionary scan
Roots
- alō, altum Latin “to feed, nourish, rear”
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