Etymology of the English word alibi
the English word
alibiderived from the Latin word
alibiderived from the Latin word
alius (other, another; different)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Date
The earliest known usage of alibi in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
alibi, French
alibi, German
Alibi, Norwegian
alibi, Swedish
alibiUsage
Word found in Modern English
