Where does “pecchiaio” come from?

pecchiaio (Italian) comes from Italian pecchia, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

pecchiaio (Italian): apiary

Definitions

  1. apiary

Ancestry of “pecchiaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpecchiabee
2Latinapiculaa bee
3LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
4Ancient GreekἌπις
5Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
6Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

Words derived from “pecchiaio

Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις
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