Where does “pecchione” come from?

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

pecchione (Italian): drone

Definitions

  1. drone

Ancestry of “pecchione”, 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
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις