Where does “apicalmost” come from?

apicalmost (English) comes from English apical, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

apicalmost (English): Most apical

Definitions

  1. Most apical

Ancestry of “apicalmost”, step by step

apicalmost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English apical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapicalOf or connected with the apex; Situated at the...
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English most

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmostsuperlative degree of much; superlative degree of...
2Middle Englishmost
3Old Englishmǣstmost
4Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
5Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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