Where does “lapa” come from?
lapa (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin *apa, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
lapa (Sicilian): bee
Ancestry of “lapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *apa | — |
| 2 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 4 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |
Words derived from “lapa”