Where does “apex” come from?

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

apex (Latin): The extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top

Definitions

  1. The extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top

Ancestry of “apex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
2Proto-Italicapō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “apex”

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