Where does “avieul” come from?

avieul (Romansch) comes from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

avieul (Romansch): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “avieul”, step by step

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