Where does “apiculately” come from?
apiculately (English) comes from English apiculate, 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.
apiculately (English): In an apiculate manner
Definitions
- In an apiculate manner
Ancestry of “apiculately”, step by step
apiculately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apiculate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apiculate | Having a short, sharply pointed tip |
| 2 | Latin | apiculatus | resembling a priest's cap, or a helmet or crown;... |
| 3 | Latin | apiculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | apex | The extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top |
| 5 | Latin | apo | I fasten; attach, connect; join, bind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | apō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |