Where does “axipète” come from?

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

axipète (French): axipetal

Definitions

axipetal

Ancestry of “axipète”, step by step

axipète traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French axe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	axe	axis; axle
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

via Latin petō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	petō	to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat
2	Proto-Indo-European	péth₂eti	to fly
3	Proto-Indo-European	peth₂-	to spread out; to fly

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