Etymology

apical

a·pic·al
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Today it means: Of or connected with the apex. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English apic- ← Latin apex
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*apeks
  3. Latinapex
  4. Englishapic-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English todayapical

From apic- + -al.

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