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Where does “apices” come from?

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

apices (English): plural of apex; {{l|en|apex}}

Definitions

  1. plural of apex; {{l|en|apex}}

Ancestry of “apices”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishapexconical priest cap; The highest or the greatest...
2Latinapexsummit; top; cap of a priest ; hat, helmet, crown
3LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
4Proto-Italicapō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “apices”

  • apical
  • periapical
  • apically
  • subapical
  • transapical
  • subapically
  • preapical
  • transapically
  • dorsoapical
  • nonapical
  • posteroapical
  • adapical
  • ventroapical
  • basiapical
  • cervicoapical
  • ventroapically
  • апикальный
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