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Where does “āleātōrius” come from?

āleātōrius (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “āleātōrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināleātor—
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
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