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ajax

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Latin Aiāx ← Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς

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ajax · preposition¹

Possibly from adjacent.

ajax · noun²

Humorous respelling of a jakes.

ajax · noun³

Phonetic similarity to ace jack.

Ajax · proper noun⁴

Ancient Greek · derived fromΑἴᾱς
Latin · derived fromAiāx
English todayAjax

From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).

Ajax · proper noun⁵

Short for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.