Where does “ayslador” come from?
ayslador (Tagalog) comes from Spanish aislador, from Spanish aislar, from Middle English assheler, from Old French esselier, from Medieval Latin ascelāris, from Latin axilla, from German Achsel, from Old High German ahsala — to drive.
ayslador (Tagalog): insulator
Definitions
- insulator
Ancestry of “ayslador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | aislador | insulating; insulator |
| 2 | Spanish | aislar | to isolate, to insulate, to sequester, to... |
| 3 | Middle English | assheler | ashlar |
| 4 | Old French | esselier | wooden support |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ascelāris | — |
| 6 | Latin | axilla | little wing; axilla, armpit |
| 7 | German | Achsel | armpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint |
| 8 | Old High German | ahsala | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ahslō | shoulder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |