Where does “apiastrum” come from?

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

apiastrum (Latin): Wild parsley; balm

Definitions

  1. Wild parsley; balm

Ancestry of “apiastrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
2LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
3Ancient GreekἌπις
4Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
5Egyptianḥpthe god Apis
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις
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