Where does “ate” come from?

ate (Asturian) comes from Asturian atar, from Latin aptō, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

ate (Asturian): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

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first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “ate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Asturian	atar	to attach, tie, tie up
2	Latin	aptō	to fasten, fit, apply, adjust
3	Latin	apio	dative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
4	Latin	apium	parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
5	Latin	Apis	A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
6	Ancient Greek	Ἄπις	—
7	Coptic	ϩⲁⲡⲉ	the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
8	Egyptian	ḥp	the god Apis

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