Where does “adept” come from?
Adept comes from French adepte, from Latin adeptus, the past participle of adipisci meaning "to attain or achieve," formed from ad- plus a root related to Latin apis.
adept (English): Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly...
Definitions
- Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly...
Ancestry of “adept”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | adepte | adept, capable, adroit; expert, person who is... |
| 2 | Latin | adeptus | overtaken; obtained |
| 3 | Latin | adipiscor | I arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; I... |
| 4 | Latin | apiscor | I reach after, try to seize; I pursue; I attain... |
| 5 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 7 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 9 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 10 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |