Where does “achi” come from?

achi (Champenois) comes from French aissil, from Vulgar Latin ascialis, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

achi (Champenois): axel, axle (of a car)

Definitions

axel, axle (of a car)

Ancestry of “achi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	aissil	—
2	Vulgar Latin	ascialis	—
3	Latin	axis	An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4	Proto-Italic	aksis	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱs-	axis, axle
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →