h₂el-₂

“to grow, nourish, raise”

Widely acceptedgrowthnurture

Source of Latin alere, English altitude, alumnus, adult, old

Root for nourishing and growing, yielding Latin alere and English altitude, alumnus, adult, old, abolish.

bʰew-mn̥-“growth, becoming, existence”bʰew-tú-“growth, nature, coming-to-be”bʰleh₃-“to bloom, flourish, flower”dheHl-“to bloom, be green”dʰeh₁-l-“to suckle, nurse”dʰeh₁-l-₂“to bloom, nurse, nourish (variant)”gʰreh₁-“to grow, to become green”gʰreh₁-dʰ-“to grow green, sprout”