Etymology of the French word aisselle
the French word
aissellederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*axelladerived from the Classical Latin word
axilla (armpit; side; armpit)
derived from the Latin word
ala (wing; wing; upper arm, foreleg)
Date
The earliest known usage of aisselle in French dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Catalan
axella, Danish
aske, Dutch
oksel, Dutch
as, Dutch
esch, English
axle, English
axis, English
ash, English
ashes, German
Achsel, German
Achse, German
Asche, German
Esche, Gothic
azgo, Icelandic
öxl, Icelandic
öxull, Icelandic
aska, Icelandic
askur, Italian
ascella, Italian
ascela, Latin
axis, Latin
axilla, Nynorsk
åska, Riksmal
aske, Swedish
axel, Swedish
aska, Swedish
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