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'That word' (below-hyperlinked to the mind-palaces' map-legend) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Wing” is built on ancient words that mean "the |Limb of a |Bird, an |Aisle (from a French word that originally meant the Wing of a |Building, so-called because they were Areas Added to the Sides of the Building)," possibly related to more-ancient words that mean "to Blow"
(one of Two |Divisions (of a Political Party, Army, etc.), 'Earning Your Wings' is in reference to the Badges given to |Air-Cadets upon |Graduation, to be Under Someone's Wiug (Protected by them) is from the way bird-Mothers protect their |Young, On a Wing and a Prayer was originally a 1943 Song about Landing a |Damaged-|Aircraft
(the '|Wounding with Non-|Fatal Injury'-meaning is extended from the "|Shooting a Bird in its Wing"-meaning; the phrase Wing It might be from theatrical slang of actors-learning their lines 'in the wings' (i.e. the areas on the Sides of the |Stage) or -Not Learning them at all and being Fed Lines by a Prompter in the wings, or it might be derived from the image of a Baby Bird Taking |Flight for the First Time).
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