axi-

axi-

a combining form meaning “axis”: axial; axilemma.
Also, axo-; especially before a vowel, ax-.

Origin:
combining form representing Latin axis axle, wheel; cognate with Greek áxōn, Sanskrit ákṣas, Lithuanian ašìs, OCS osĭ, Old English eax

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axi- pref.
Variant of axio-.

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