Where does “adepto” come from?
adepto (Italian) comes from Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscor, from Latin apiscor, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
adepto (Italian): follower, initiate
Definitions
- follower, initiate
Ancestry of “adepto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adeptus | overtaken; obtained |
| 2 | Latin | adipiscor | I arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; I... |
| 3 | Latin | apiscor | I reach after, try to seize; I pursue; I attain... |
| 4 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 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 |