Where does “axo” come from?

axo (Ido) comes from Esperanto akso, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

axo (Ido): axis; axle

Definitions

  1. axis; axle

Ancestry of “axo”, step by step

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