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Where does “apicale” come from?

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

apicale (Latin): nominative neuter singular of apicālis;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of apicālis;...

Ancestry of “apicale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapicalisapical
2Latinapexsummit; top; cap of a priest ; hat, helmet, crown
3LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
4Proto-Italicapō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
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