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Where does “aisled” come from?

aisled (English) comes from English aisle, from Middle English ele, from Old English ele, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.

aisled (English): Having aisles

Definitions

  1. Having aisles

Ancestry of “aisled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaisleA wing of a building, notably in a church...
2Middle Englisheleeel
3Old Englisheleoil
4Proto-Germanic*oli—
5Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
6Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
7Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
8Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →