[ˈsak.sũː], [ˈsak.sum]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *saksom, of unknown derivation. De Vaan rejects any connections with Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), leaving it as unknown. This is due to the presence of the vowel a in the Latin word, reasoning that to obtain that vowel in that position, a laryngeal must be posited. The root *sek- does not have a laryngeal, ruling out a Proto-Indo-European derivation.
Despite this, it cannot be separated from Proto-Germanic *sahsą.
- declension-2, neuterstone, rock (a large, rough fragment of rock)
“Aaron Stone, season 1 episode 16:
Respōnsum est sub saxō.
The answer is under the rock.”
- broadly, declension-2, neuterwall of stone
Formaesaxī(genitive) · saxum(nominative, singular) · saxa(nominative, plural) · saxī(genitive, singular) · saxōrum(genitive, plural) · saxō(dative, singular) · saxīs(dative, plural) · saxum(accusative, singular) · saxa(accusative, plural) · saxō(ablative, singular) · saxīs(ablative, plural) · saxum(singular, vocative) · saxa(plural, vocative)