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coaxial

  • /kəʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/ UK
  • /koʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/ US

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin co-lbor.

English co-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der.

Proto-Italic *aksis

Latin axisbor.

English axis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English axial

English coaxial

From co- + axial.

adjective co-axial

  1. not comparable Having a common central axis

noun coaxials · co-axial

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of coaxial cable.coaxial cable

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