climax

Term: climax

Origin: Anc   Greek

    κλίμαξ/climax(=ladder) + άγω/ago(=lead, bring)

κλίνω/clino (=incline),  κλίση/clisi(=slope)

κλίμα / clima(=climate) derived from slope(clisi)  of the Earth from equator to pole

Definition:

The highest or most intense point of one process or a series of events.