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Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) axe, adze

Etymology
According to one version, from, from (see axe).

According to de Vaan, it is not plausible since a sequence *ks is usually retained in intervocalic Latin, which implies borrowing from an unidentified source. It is possible that the consonant cluster underwent metathesis in a different (IE?) language before the word entered Latin.

Noun

 * 1) an axe
 * 2) a mason's trowel