Etymology

apex

a·pex
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Today it means: The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. Full definition →

Latin apex ← Proto-Italic *apeks ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*apeks
  3. Latinapex
  4. English todayapex

Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).

Words from the same roots

Latinapex all →

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