Etymology

alula

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Today it means: A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Latin ala ← Proto-Italic *aksis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-
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alula · noun1

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

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

alula · noun2

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromʻŌlulu
  2. Hawaiian · borrowed fromʻŌlulu
  3. English todayalula

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻŌlulu.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.

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