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Where does “aléatoirement” come from?

aléatoirement (French) comes from French aléatoire, from Latin āleātōrius, from Latin āleātor, from Latin alea, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aléatoirement (French): doubtfully, dubiously, uncertainly,...

Definitions

  1. doubtfully, dubiously, uncertainly,...

Ancestry of “aléatoirement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaléatoiredoubtful, dubious, uncertain, unpredictable;...
2Latināleātōrius—
3Latināleātor—
4Latinaleaa die; any game involving dice; the game of...
5LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
6Proto-Italicaksis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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