Where does “apetempt” come from?

apetempt (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.

apetempt (English): An attempt of a black person, especially something in relation to criminal activity

Definitions

  1. An attempt of a black person, especially something in relation to criminal activity

Ancestry of “apetempt”, step by step

apetempt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapeA primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally...
2Middle EnglishapeAn ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;...
3Old Englishapamonkey, ape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via English attempt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattemptTo try; To try to move, by entreaty, by...
2Middle Englishattempten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →