Etymograph

English

ali-

Ali- comes from Latin āla ‘wing’, from axis ‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- ‘axis’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱs-‘axis’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aksisreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaxis‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*axlareconstructed
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāla‘wing’
  6. Englishtodayali-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱs-‘axis’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aksisreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaxis‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE*axlareconstructed
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEāla‘wing’
  6. Englishtodayali-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- ‘axis’

axle, axon, atelier, 12 more

through Proto-Italic *aksis

axes, 12 more

through Latin axis ‘an axletree of wagon, car, chariot’

axis, axe, 12 more

through Latin āla ‘wing’

aisle, ala, 11 more

Today it means

prefix lateral expansion

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- / ali-

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