Etymology

aliferous

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Today it means: Having wings; winged Full definition →

Latin ala ← Proto-Italic *aksis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  3. Proto-Italic*aksis
  4. Latinaxis
  5. Latin*axla
  6. Latinala
  7. English todayaliferous

From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -iferous.

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