Where does “klimaks” come from?

klimaks (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

klimaks (Norwegian Bokmål): a climax

Definitions

  1. a climax

Ancestry of “klimaks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλῖμαξladder; staircase; torture instrument shaped like...
2Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “klimaks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Ancient Greek κλίνω →