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

  1. Having a short, sharply pointed tip

Ancestry of “apiculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiculatusresembling a priest's cap, or a helmet or crown;...
2Latinapiculus—
3LatinapexThe extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top
4LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
5Proto-Italicapō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “apiculate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Italic apō →Every word from Latin apo →