Where does “Apis” come from?

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

Apis (Latin): A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica

Definitions

  1. A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica

Ancestry of “Apis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌπις—
2Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
3Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

Words derived from “Apis”

Every word from Egyptian ḥp →