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Where does “abcès” come from?

abcès (French) comes from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.

abcès (French): An abscess

Definitions

  1. An abscess

Ancestry of “abcès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabscessusdeparted; withdrawn; retreated
2Latinabsaway from; from; away
3Proto-Albanianaps—
4LatinApis—
5Ancient GreekἌπις—
6Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
7Egyptianḥp—

Words derived from “abcès”

  • absceso
  • abces
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →