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Where does “ape” come from?

ape (Italian) comes from Latin apis — A bee.

ape (Italian): bee; honeybee

Definitions

  1. bee; honeybee

Ancestry of “ape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinapisA bee

Words derived from “ape”

  • apicoltura
  • api
  • Ape
  • Api
  • apivoro
  • apicoltore
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