Where does “nevrax” come from?

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

nevrax (Romanian): neuraxis

Definitions

  1. neuraxis

Ancestry of “nevrax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnévraxeneuraxis
2Frenchaxeaxis; axle
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 →