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Vertex

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the point where two or more lines or edges meet, forming an angle
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Stage 1 of 2
vertex
Latin · ancient
"the highest point, a whirl"
a whirl, the highest point, from vertere (to turn)
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vertex
English · 1560s
"the point where two lines or edges of a shape meet"
adopted directly for the point where two lines or edges meet
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