Where does “microabscess” come from?
microabscess (English) comes from English abscess, from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
microabscess (English): A very small, localised collection of pus
Definitions
- A very small, localised collection of pus
Ancestry of “microabscess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abscess | A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually... |
| 2 | Latin | abscessus | departed; withdrawn; retreated |
| 3 | Latin | abs | away from; from; away |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |