Where does “abejarucu” come from?
abejarucu (Fala) comes from Spanish abejaruco, from Spanish abeja, from Old Spanish abeja, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
abejarucu (Fala): bee-eater, especially the European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Definitions
- bee-eater, especially the European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Ancestry of “abejarucu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abejaruco | bee-eater |
| 2 | Spanish | abeja | bee |
| 3 | Old Spanish | abeja | bee |
| 4 | Latin | apicula | a bee |
| 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 |