Where does “abellaire” come from?

abellaire (Catalan) comes from Catalan abella, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

abellaire (Catalan): beekeeper

Definitions

  1. beekeeper

Ancestry of “abellaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanabellabee
2Latinapiculaa bee
3LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
4Ancient GreekἌπις—
5Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
6Egyptianḥpthe god Apis
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