
English word alias comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (Other, another.)
*h₂el- (Proto-Indo-European)
to raise, feed, nourish, beyond, to grow
*h₂élyos (Proto-Indo-European)
Other, another.
*aljos (Proto-Italic)
alius (Latin)
Else. Other, another.
alias (Latin)
(place) at another place, elsewhere. (time) at a time other than the present; at another time, at other times, on another occasion, sometimes.
alias (English)
(legal) Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful. Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called. (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.. (signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable (computing) An abbreviation that [...]