Where does “ápice” come from?

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

ápice (Portuguese): spire

Definitions

  1. spire

Ancestry of “ápice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinapexThe extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top
2LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
3Proto-Italicapō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Italic apō →Every word from Latin apo →