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Where does “abella” come from?

abella (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese abella, from Vulgar Latin apicla, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.

abella (Galician): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “abella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseabellabee
2Vulgar Latinapiclabee
3Latinapiculaa bee
4LatinApis—
5Ancient GreekἌπις—
6Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
7Egyptianḥp—

Words derived from “abella”

  • herba abelleira
  • abelleira
  • abelleiro
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