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Etymology of alula

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ulabor. English -ula English alula From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -ula.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻŌlulu.

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