Where does “abeille” come from?

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

abeille (Middle French): honey bee

Definitions

  1. honey bee

Ancestry of “abeille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiculaa bee
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

Words derived from “abeille”

Every word from Egyptian ḥp →Every word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις →