Where does “āleātor” come from?

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

āleātor (Latin): gambler, gamester

Definitions

  1. gambler, gamester

Ancestry of “āleātor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaleaa die; any game involving dice; the game of...
2LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
3Proto-Italicaksis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “āleātor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →