Etymology

axial

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Today it means: Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English axis ← Latin axis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  3. Proto-Italic*aksis
  4. Latinaxis
  5. Englishaxis
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. English todayaxial

From axis + -al.

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