Where does “apexification” come from?

apexification (English) comes from English apex, from Latin apex, from Latin apo, from Proto-Italic apō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “apexification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishapexconical priest cap; The highest or the greatest...
2LatinapexThe extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top
3LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
4Proto-Italicapō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Italic apō →Every word from Latin apo →