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Where does “Aletta” come from?

Aletta (English) comes from Italian ala, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “Aletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalawing; third-person singular present indicative of...
2Latināla—
3Latinaxla—
4LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
5Proto-Italicaksis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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