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Where does “apa” come from?

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

apa (Old English): monkey, ape

Definitions

  1. monkey, ape

Ancestry of “apa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apa”

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