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
Ancestry of “aksingo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | akso | axle; axis; political alliance, axis |
| 2 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |