Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. · The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane. · The lowest part of the human heart. · The deepest part of a tooth's root.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apexbor. English apex Borrowed from Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”).
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- Borrowed-form mentionapexla
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