Where does “ele” come from?

ele (Old French) comes 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.

ele (Old French): she; wing

Definitions

  1. she; wing

Ancestry of “ele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinālaa wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly
2Latinaxla—
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ele”

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