Where does “abeia” come from?
abeia (Old Leonese) comes from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
abeia (Old Leonese): bee Diccionario del Español Medieval electrónico
Definitions
- bee Diccionario del Español Medieval electrónico
Ancestry of “abeia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | apicula | a bee |
| 2 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 4 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |
Words derived from “abeia”