Etymology

cacuminal

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Today it means: Pertaining to a point, top, or crown. Full definition →

Latin cacūmen, cacūminis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcacūmen, cacūminis“extremity, point, peak”
  2. English todaycacuminal

From oblique stem of Latin cacūmen, cacūminis (“extremity, point, peak”) + -al.

Words from the same roots

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cacumencacuminatecacuminous

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