Where does “apiculate” come from?
apiculate (English) comes from Latin apiculatus, from Latin apiculus, from Latin apex, from Latin apo, from Proto-Italic apō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
apiculate (English): Having a short, sharply pointed tip
Definitions
- Having a short, sharply pointed tip
Ancestry of “apiculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | apiculatus | resembling a priest's cap, or a helmet or crown;... |
| 2 | Latin | apiculus | — |
| 3 | Latin | apex | summit; top; cap of a priest ; hat, helmet, crown |
| 4 | Latin | apo | I fasten; attach, connect; join, bind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | apō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |