Where does “aliforme” come from?
aliforme (Italian) comes from Italian ala, 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.
aliforme (Italian): aliform
Ancestry of “aliforme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | ala | wing; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | āla | — |
| 3 | Latin | axla | — |
| 4 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “aliforme”