Where does “apicula” come from?

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

apicula (Latin): a bee

Definitions

  1. a bee

Ancestry of “apicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
2Ancient GreekἌπις—
3Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
4Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

Words derived from “apicula”

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