English
alar
Alar comes from Latin ala ‘wing’, from axis ‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- ‘axis’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱs-‘axis’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aksisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaxis‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*axlareconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEala‘wing’
- Englishtodayalar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱs-‘axis’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aksisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaxis‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*axlareconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEala‘wing’
- Englishtodayalar
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- ‘axis’
through Proto-Italic *aksis
through Latin axis ‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’
through Latin ala ‘wing’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the armpit; axillary.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- / alar