Etymology

axilla

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Today it means: The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. Full definition →

Latin axilla
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromaxilla“side, armpit”
  2. English todayaxilla

Borrowed from Latin axilla (“side, armpit”). Doublet of axil.

Words from the same roots

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