Where does “apiosyl” come from?
apiosyl (English) comes from English apiose, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
apiosyl (English): Any radical derived from apiose
Definitions
- Any radical derived from apiose
Ancestry of “apiosyl”, step by step
apiosyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apiose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apiose | A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants |
| 2 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 3 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 5 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 6 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
via English YL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | YL | A female radio amateur; Initialism of young... |
| 2 | English | young lady | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |