Where does “abces” come from?
abces (Romanian) comes from French abcès, from Latin abscessus, from Latin abs, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
abces (Romanian): abscess
Ancestry of “abces”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | abcès | An abscess |
| 2 | Latin | abscessus | departed; withdrawn; retreated |
| 3 | Latin | abs | away from; from; away |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 5 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 7 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |