Where does “Apinis” come from?

Apinis (Latvian) comes from Latvian vīt, from Latin Vitus — Given name, equivalent to Vitus.

Ancestry of “Apinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvītto twist, wind; to wind, to wreathe; to twist, to...
2LatinVitusGiven name, equivalent to Vitus
Every word from Latin Vitus →Every word from Latvian vīt →