Where does “alary” come from?
alary (English) comes from Latin alarius, 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.
alary (English): Pertaining to wings
Definitions
- Pertaining to wings
Ancestry of “alary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | alarius | Of or pertaining to the wings of an army, that is... |
| 2 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 3 | Latin | axla | — |
| 4 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |