Axial
/ˈæk.si.əl/noun
Relating to or forming an axis, especially an imaginary line around which something rotates.
Did you know?Axial ultimately comes from Latin axis, a word tied to the idea of a turning pole or axle, and that same ancient root also gave English the word for a sharp weapon: axe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*aks-
“to bend, curve, or turn”
Latin
Latin
axis
“axle, pole, or central shaft”
Late Latin
Latin
axialis
“pertaining to an axis”
Middle French
Old French
axial
“axial, of or relating to an axis”
Modern English
English
axial
“relating to an axis or central line”