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Where does “abces” come from?

abces (Dutch) comes from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.

abces (Dutch): abscess

Definitions

  1. abscess

Ancestry of “abces”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabscessusdeparted; withdrawn; retreated
2Latinabsaway from; from; away
3Proto-Albanianaps—
4LatinApis—
5Ancient GreekἌπις—
6Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
7Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →