Where does “apiċi” come from?

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

apiċi (Maltese): apex

Definitions

apex

Ancestry of “apiċi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	apice	apex
2	Latin	apex	The extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top
3	Latin	apo	I fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
4	Proto-Italic	apō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ep-	water, body of water

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