Where does “abelhudo” come from?
abelhudo (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 — the god Apis.
abelhudo (Portuguese): inclined to snoop on someone else's private affairs
Definitions
- inclined to snoop on someone else's private affairs
Ancestry of “abelhudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | abelha | bee |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | abella | bee |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | apicla | bee |
| 4 | Latin | apicula | a bee |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |