Where does “absceder” come from?
absceder (Portuguese) comes from Latin abscēdō, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
absceder (Portuguese): abscess
Definitions
- abscess
Ancestry of “absceder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abscēdō | to go off or away, depart |
| 2 | Latin | abs | away from; from; away |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 4 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 6 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |