Etymology of the French word axiome
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 axiome in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
axiom, Romanian
axiomăCognates
Dutch
axioma, English
axiom, German
Axiom, Lithuanian
aksioma, Norwegian
aksiom, Russian
aкcиомa, Swedish
axiomUsage
Word found in Old French
