Where does “adept” come from?
adept (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscor, from Latin apiscor, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.
adept (Norwegian Nynorsk): an adept, skillful person; an inductee to an...
Definitions
- an adept, skillful person; an inductee to an...
Ancestry of “adept”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | adeptus | overtaken; obtained |
| 2 | Latin | adipiscor | I arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; I... |
| 3 | Latin | apiscor | I reach after, try to seize; I pursue; I attain... |
| 4 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |