Where does “aileron” come from?
aileron (French) comes from French ailé, from Middle French aisle, from Old French aile, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- — to drive.
aileron (French): fin; flipper; aileron
Definitions
- fin; flipper; aileron
Ancestry of “aileron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ailé | winged; winglike; past participle of ailer |
| 2 | Middle French | aisle | wing |
| 3 | Old French | aile | wing (anatomical structure of flying animals) |
| 4 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 5 | Latin | axla | — |
| 6 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |