Where does “triaxial” come from?

Triaxial derives from English axis and English three, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning "to drive" and Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning "three."

triaxial (English): Having three axes

Definitions

  1. Having three axes

Ancestry of “triaxial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaxialRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis;...
2English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
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
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

Words derived from “triaxial

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum