Where does “abaxial” come from?

abaxial (French) comes from French axial, from French axe, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

abaxial (French): abaxial

Definitions

  1. abaxial

Ancestry of “abaxial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaxialaxial
2Frenchaxeaxis; axle
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “abaxial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →
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