Where does “axe” come from?

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

axe (Latin): ablative singular of axis

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of axis

Ancestry of “axe”, step by step

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