Where does “axungia” come from?
axungia (Latin) comes from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
axungia (Latin): axle grease
Ancestry of “axungia”, step by step
axungia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin axis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Latin ungō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ungō | to anoint, smear with oil, grease |
| 2 | Latin | unguō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | to anoint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |
Words derived from “axungia”