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axonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
ax-on-al
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an axon.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axonal From axon + -al.

Derived Forms

abaxonal adaxonal anaxonal axonally diaxonal interaxonal intraaxonal multiaxonal neuroaxonal periaxonal polyaxonal retroaxonal

Questions

What does axonal mean?
Of or pertaining to an axon.
Where does axonal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axonal From axon + -al.

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