## Meanings
1. A passage between rows of seats or shelves, as in a theatre, plane, or shop.
2. The path along which a bride walks in a church, often used to refer to marriage.

## Examples
- I'd prefer an aisle seat so I can stretch my legs.
- He watched her walk down the aisle on their wedding day.

## Antonyms
- window

## Derived Forms
- aisled
- aisleless
- aisleway

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂eḱs-
- Root: ele
- Root: aisle
- Root: āla

## Etymology
From Middle English ele, from Middle French aisle (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin āla (whence English ala). Further from Latin axis (whence English axis, atelier). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with English axle, Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon).

## AI Etymology
Aisle comes from Middle English ele, from Middle French aisle (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin āla (whence English ala). Further from Latin axis (whence English axis, atelier). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with English axle, Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon).

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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