Where does “alígero” come from?

alígero (Portuguese) comes from Latin aliger, 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.

alígero (Portuguese): winged; wing'd

Definitions

  1. winged; wing'd

Ancestry of “alígero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaligerbearing wings, winged
2Latinālaa wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly
3Latinaxla—
4LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
5Proto-Italicaksis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →