Where does “abaxial” come from?

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

abaxial (Romanian): abaxial

Definitions

  1. abaxial

Ancestry of “abaxial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabaxialabaxial
2Frenchaxialaxial
3Frenchaxeaxis; axle
4LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
5Proto-Italicaksis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →