Etymology of the French word alibi
the French 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 French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
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Dutch
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alibi, German
Alibi, Norwegian
alibi, Swedish
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