Etymology

axonal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to an axon. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English axon ← Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*aksōn
  4. Ancient Greekἄξων (áxōn)
  5. Englishaxon
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. English todayaxonal

From axon + -al.

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