Where does “she-ape” come from?
she-ape (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.
she-ape (English): A female ape
Definitions
- A female ape
Ancestry of “she-ape”, step by step
she-ape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ape | A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally... |
| 2 | Middle English | ape | An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;... |
| 3 | Old English | apa | monkey, ape |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | apō | ape, monkey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |
via English she
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | she | The female person or animal previously mentioned... |
| 2 | Middle English | sche | Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |