Where does “herba abelleira” come from?
herba abelleira (Galician) comes from Galician abelleira, from Galician abella, from Old Portuguese abella, from Vulgar Latin apicla, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
herba abelleira (Galician): lemon balm; bee orchid
Definitions
- lemon balm; bee orchid
Ancestry of “herba abelleira”, step by step
herba abelleira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician abelleira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | abelleira | lemon balm; bee orchid; beehive |
| 2 | Galician | abella | bee |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | abella | bee |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | apicla | bee |
| 5 | Latin | apicula | a bee |
| 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 |