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Where does “Apis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Apis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌπις—
2Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
3Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →