Where does “apelet” come from?
apelet (English) comes from English ape, from Middle English ape, from Old English apa, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.
apelet (English): A young ape; A small species of ape
Definitions
- A young ape; A small species of ape
Ancestry of “apelet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ape | A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally... |
| 2 | Middle English | ape | An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;... |
| 3 | Old English | apa | monkey, ape |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | apō | ape, monkey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |