Where does “graveling” come from?
graveling (English) comes from English gravelling, from English gravel, from Middle English gravel, from Old French gravele, from Old French ele, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis — to drive.
graveling (English): Alternative form of gravelling; present...
Definitions
- Alternative form of gravelling; present...
Ancestry of “graveling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gravelling | The parr or young salmon; present participle of... |
| 2 | English | gravel | Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the... |
| 3 | Middle English | gravel | — |
| 4 | Old French | gravele | gravel; calculus |
| 5 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 6 | Latin | āla | — |
| 7 | Latin | axla | — |
| 8 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |