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Where does “affo” come from?

affo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

affo (Old High German): monkey; ape

Definitions

  1. monkey; ape

Ancestry of “affo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “affo”

  • Affenarschloch
  • Löwenäffchen
  • Menschenaffe
  • Maulaffe
  • Affe
  • Affenente
  • Affenjacke
  • Äffin
  • Äffchen
  • Lisztäffchen
  • Lackaffe
  • Klammeraffe
  • małpa
  • ahv
  • מאַלפּע
  • Af
  • afen
  • Afennoss
  • afna
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