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Where does “axially” come from?

Axially derives from English axial, which comes from English axis, ultimately tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to drive or move.

axially (English): In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in...

Definitions

  1. In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in...

Ancestry of “axially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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