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Where does “ape” come from?

ape (Middle English) comes from Old English apa, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

ape (Middle English): An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;...

Definitions

  1. An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;...

Ancestry of “ape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishapamonkey, ape
2Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “ape”

  • ape
  • apelike
  • apish
  • aper
  • apeman
  • apeshit
  • apery
  • apishness
  • apehood
  • apishly
  • apedom
  • apelet
  • apeness
  • apeling
  • apely
  • apehanger
  • apekind
  • apewoman
  • เอป
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