Etymology

posteroaxis

P3O1S1T1E1R1O1A1X8I1S1

Today it means: The posterior section of the central axial lobe on the pygidium of an agnostoid trilobite. Full definition →

English axis ← Latin axis ← Proto-Italic *aksis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Proto-Italic*posteros
  5. Latinposterus
  6. Latinposterior
  7. Englishpostero-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  10. Proto-Italic*aksis
  11. Latinaxis
  12. Englishaxis
  13. English todayposteroaxis

From postero- + axis.

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