Where does “aprication” come from?

aprication (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.

aprication (English): The act of apricating, or basking in the sun

Definitions

  1. The act of apricating, or basking in the sun

Ancestry of “aprication”, step by step

aprication traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
2RomanianIonJohn
3Frenchionion
4EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
5EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
6Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
7Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
8Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
9Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via English apricate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapricateTo bask in the sun; To disinfect and freshen by...
2Latinapricussunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the...
3Latinaperīcus
4Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
5Proto-Italic-kos
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι