Where does “essieu” come from?

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

essieu (French): axel, axle

Definitions

  1. axel, axle

Ancestry of “essieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaissil—
2Vulgar Latinascialis—
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →