Where does “anticlimático” come from?
anticlimático (Spanish) comes from Spanish anticlímax, from Spanish clímax, from Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
anticlimático (Spanish): anticlimactic
Definitions
- anticlimactic
Ancestry of “anticlimático”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | anticlímax | anticlimax |
| 2 | Spanish | clímax | climax |
| 3 | Latin | clīmax | climax |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλῖμαξ | ladder; staircase; torture instrument shaped like... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |