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.
ate (Asturian): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
Definitions
- first-person singular present subjunctive of...
Ancestry of “ate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Asturian | atar | to attach, tie, tie up |
| 2 | Latin | aptō | — |
| 3 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |