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Where does “aksingo” come from?

aksingo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akso, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aksingo (Esperanto): socket

Definitions

  1. socket

Ancestry of “aksingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaksoaxle; axis; political alliance, axis
2LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
3Proto-Italicaksis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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