Where does “elle” come from?

elle (French) comes from Old French ele, 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.

elle (French): she; it; disjunctive form of elle; her; à elle =...

Definitions

  1. she; it; disjunctive form of elle; her; à elle =...

Ancestry of “elle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheleshe; wing
2Latinālaa wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly
3Latinaxla
4LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
5Proto-Italicaksis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “elle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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