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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ALAS. Etymology of the word
ALAS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ALAS,
an interjection, expressing sorrow. (F.,—L.)
M.E. alas, allas. Occurs in Rob. of Glouc. pp. 125, 481,
488; and in Havelok, l. 187.—O.F. alas, interjection. [The mod. F. has only hélas,
formed with interj. hé is place of the interj. a, the second member
las being
often used as an interjection in O.F. without either prefix.]—O.F. a, ah! and
las! wretched (that I am)! Cf. Ital. ahi lasso (or lassa), ah!
wretched (that I am)!—Lat. ah! interj. and
lassus, fatigued,
miserable. See Fick, i. 750, where he supposes lassus to stand for
lad-tus, and compares it with Goth. lats, which is the E. late. See
Late.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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