Where does “stomachachy” come from?
stomachachy (English) comes from English stomachache, from English ache, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
stomachachy (English): Involving or characteristic of a stomachache
Definitions
- Involving or characteristic of a stomachache
Ancestry of “stomachachy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stomachache | A pain in the abdomen, often caused by... |
| 2 | English | ache | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in,... |
| 3 | Middle English | ache | Aching; long-lasting hurting or injury; A plant... |
| 4 | Old French | ache | — |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |