Where does “H” come from?
H (Chinese) comes from Japanese エッチ, from English aitch, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
H (Chinese): dirty; lewd; perverted
Definitions
- dirty; lewd; perverted
Ancestry of “H”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | エッチ | Alternative form of エイチ; dirty; lewd; perverted;... |
| 2 | English | aitch | The name of the Latin-script letter H |
| 3 | Middle English | ache | Aching; long-lasting hurting or injury; A plant... |
| 4 | Old French | ache | — |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |