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Where does “apiastrum” come from?

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

apiastrum (Latin): Wild parsley; balm

Definitions

  1. Wild parsley; balm

Ancestry of “apiastrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
2LatinApis—
3Ancient GreekἌπις—
4Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
5Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →