Etymology of the English word axiom
the English word
axiomderived from the Old French word
axiomederived from the Late Latin word
axioma (axiom, fundamental preposition; principle)
derived from the Greek word
axioma, ἀξίωμα
derived from the Greek word
axios, ἄξιος (appropriately; deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-derived from the Greek word
axiounDate
The earliest known usage of axiom in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
axionCognates
Dutch
axioma, French
axiome, German
Axiom, Lithuanian
aksioma, Norwegian
aksiom, Russian
aкcиомa, Swedish
axiomUsage
Word found in Modern English
