Where does “interaxillary” come from?

interaxillary (English) comes from English axillary, from French axillaire, from Latin axillāris, from Latin axilla, from German Achsel, from Old High German ahsala, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ — to drive.

interaxillary (English): Situated within or between the axils of leaves

Definitions

  1. Situated within or between the axils of leaves

Ancestry of “interaxillary”, step by step

interaxillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English axillary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxillaryOf or pertaining to the axilla or armpit;...
2Frenchaxillaireaxillary
3Latinaxillārisaxillary
4Latinaxillalittle wing; axilla, armpit
5GermanAchselarmpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint
6Old High Germanahsala
7Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-