Where does “alee” come from?

alee (Italian) comes from Italian alea, from Latin alea, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

alee (Italian): plural of alea

Definitions

  1. plural of alea

Ancestry of “alee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalearisk; uncertainty
2Latinaleaa die; any game involving dice; the game of...
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-Every word from Proto-Italic aksis
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