Where does “Berberaffe” come from?

Berberaffe (German) comes from German affe, from Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

Berberaffe (German): Barbary macaque

Definitions

  1. Barbary macaque

Ancestry of “Berberaffe”, step by step

Berberaffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German affe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaffemonkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex)
2Middle High Germanaffesimian
3Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via German Berber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBerberBerber person
2Frenchberbèrethe Berber language family; Berber
3Arabicبَرْبَر—
4Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →