Where does “ellui” come from?
ellui (French) comes from French elle, 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.
ellui (French): disjunctive of iel them
Definitions
- disjunctive of iel them
Ancestry of “ellui”, step by step
ellui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French elle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | elle | she; it; disjunctive form of elle; her; à elle =... |
| 2 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 3 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 4 | Latin | axla | — |
| 5 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |