Where does “axiomless” come from?
axiomless (English) comes from English axiom, from Middle French axiome, from Latin axiōma, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἀξιόω, from Ancient Greek ἄξιος, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō — to drive.
axiomless (English): Without axioms
Definitions
- Without axioms
Ancestry of “axiomless”, step by step
axiomless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English axiom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axiom | A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which... |
| 2 | Middle French | axiome | axiom |
| 3 | Latin | axiōma | axiom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀξίωμα | that which is thought fit, a requisite; that... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀξιόω | to think or deem worthy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄξιος | counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |