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Where does “aissil” come from?

aissil (French) comes from Vulgar Latin ascialis, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “aissil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aissil”

  • essieu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →