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Where does “apellai” come from?

apellai (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπέλλαι, from Ancient Greek ἀπέλλα — fold, fence for animals.

apellai (English): An initiation family-festival which was dedicated...

Definitions

  1. An initiation family-festival which was dedicated...

Ancestry of “apellai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπέλλαι—
2Ancient Greekἀπέλλαfold, fence for animals
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