Etymology of the English word climax
the English word
climaxderived from the Late Latin word
climax (rhetorical figure)
derived from the Greek word
klimax, κλῖμαξ (ladder)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-Date
The earliest known usage of climax in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
climactic,
anticlimax,
disclimax,
preclimax,
subclimaxCognates
Dutch
climax, French
climax, German
Klimax, Norwegian
klimaks, Swedish
klimaxUsage
Word found in Modern English
