ala
Latin
noun
Definitions
- wing (as of a bird)
- armpit
- the hollow where a limb joins the trunk of an animal or tree
- (architecture) wings off the main room, side porches, waiting areas
- (military) wing of an army, cavalry force usually deployed on an army's flank
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (axis, axle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eḱs-
Gloss
axis, axle
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
軸
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alar English
- alarplasty English
- aligerous English
- aliped English
- postalar English
- prealar English
- subalar English
- *ascla Latin
- aliger Latin
- asser Latin
- axis Latin
- axis, axem Latin
- gero Latin
- āla Latin
- ἄξων Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱs- Proto-Indo-European
- *ahslō Proto-Germanic
- *ahsō Proto-Germanic
- अक्ष Sanskrit
- *osь Proto-Slavic
- aile Old French
- aisle Middle French
- *Háćšas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *a(k)škā Proto-Albanian
- *aśís Proto-Balto-Slavic
- aile Walloon