Where does “apiaceous” come from?

apiaceous (English) comes from Translingual Apiaceae, from Translingual Apium, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

apiaceous (English): Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including...

Ancestry of “apiaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualApiaceaefamily, containing many vegetables and herbs}}
2TranslingualApiumgenus
3Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
4LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
5Ancient GreekἌπις
6Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
7Egyptianḥpthe god Apis
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις