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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la|axis|t=axle, pivot; axis of the earth or sky]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021) from PIE *aks-, axis,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of Old English eax, axle, German [[m|de|Achse]], Greek [[m|grc|ἄξων|tr=áxōn|t=axle]] and Sanskrit [[m|sa|अक्ष|tr=ákṣa|t=axle]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|la|axis|t=axle, pivot; axis of the earth or sky]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021) from [[ine-pro|*aks-]], axis,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) source also of [[ang|eax]], axle, German [[m|de|Achse]], Greek [[m|grc|ἄξων|tr=áxōn|t=axle]] and Sanskrit [[m|sa|अक्ष|tr=ákṣa|t=axle]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==