noun, feminine/aˈleta/plural: aletas
fin; flipper; the leaf of a hinge; blade of a propeller
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Spanish a Spanish la univ. Spanish ala Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ettebor. ▲ Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -ettabor. Spanish -eta Spanish aleta From ala (“wing”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).