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Latest comment: 6 years ago by Chuck Entz in topic axis

I deleted the Spanish references of alea as they doesn't exist or at least not with the pretended or not with a related root or meaning. — This unsigned comment was added by 213.201.97.84 (talk).

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I question the assertion that Latin alea was derived from the Greek word "axis". Can someone provide a source? WCCasey (talk) 17:23, 3 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Well, axis isn't a Greek word, but the etymology is dubious enough to require confirmation, anyway. I've posted a request on the Etymology scriptorium. Chuck Entz (talk) 00:03, 4 March 2018 (UTC)Reply