Where does “abella” come from?

abella (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin apicla, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

abella (Old Portuguese): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “abella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinapiclabee
2Latinapiculaa bee
3LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
4Ancient GreekἌπις—
5Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
6Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

Words derived from “abella”

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