English

aisle seat

From aisle + seat.

A compound of aisle + seat

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- ‘axis’

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Latin *axla

Latin āla ‘a wing’

Anglo-Norman ele ‘wing’

Middle English ele

English aisle

Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’

Proto-Germanic *sētiją ‘seat’

Old English sǣte

Middle English sete

English seat

Today it means

noun A seat beside an aisle in public transport, as in a bus, train or passenger aircraft.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / aisle seat