Where does “abelheiro” come from?
abelheiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abelha, from Old Portuguese abella, from Vulgar Latin apicla, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
abelheiro (Portuguese): beekeeper; bee-eater
Ancestry of “abelheiro”, step by step