Where does “ascella” come from?

ascella (Neapolitan) comes from Late Latin ascella, from Latin axilla, from German Achsel, from Old High German ahsala, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ascella (Neapolitan): wing

Definitions

  1. wing

Ancestry of “ascella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinascella—
2Latinaxillalittle wing; axilla, armpit
3GermanAchselarmpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint
4Old High Germanahsala—
5Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →