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Where does “axial” come from?

Axial derives from English axis, which traces through Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- meaning "axis or pole," ultimately from the root h₂eǵ- meaning "to drive or move."

axial (English): Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...

Ancestry of “axial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ál—
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “axial”

  • coaxial
  • uniaxial
  • axially
  • triaxial
  • biaxial
  • atlantoaxial
  • paraxial
  • multiaxial
  • adaxial
  • subaxial
  • abaxial
  • transaxial
  • coaxially
  • uniaxially
  • axiality
  • polyaxial
  • triaxiality
  • biaxially
  • postaxial
  • interaxial
  • epaxial
  • preaxial
  • hypaxial
  • uniaxal
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