- climacis
clīmacis, cidos, Akk. cida, f. (κλιμακίς), eine kleine Treppe, Vitr. 10, 11 (17), 8.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
climacis
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climax — {{11}}climax (n.) 1580s, in the rhetorical sense, from L.L. climax (gen. climacis), from Gk. klimax propositions rising in effectiveness, lit. ladder, from root of klinein to slope, from PIE root *klei to lean (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)). The… … Etymology dictionary
