Where does “alerón” come from?
alerón (Spanish) comes from French aileron, from French ailé, from Middle French aisle, from Old French aile, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis — to drive.
alerón (Spanish): aileron the hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns
Definitions
- aileron the hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns
Ancestry of “alerón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aileron | fin; flipper; aileron |
| 2 | French | ailé | winged; winglike; past participle of ailer |
| 3 | Middle French | aisle | wing |
| 4 | Old French | aile | wing (anatomical structure of flying animals) |
| 5 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 6 | Latin | axla | — |
| 7 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |