Etymology

triaxial

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Today it means: Having three axes. Full definition →

English axial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin axis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  8. Proto-Italic*aksis
  9. Latinaxis
  10. Englishaxis
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishaxial
  14. English todaytriaxial

From tri- + axial.

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