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Where does “apto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “apto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
2Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
3LatinApis—
4Ancient GreekἌπις—
5Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
6Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →