Where does “aptar” come from?
aptar (Spanish) comes from Latin aptō, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
aptar (Spanish): to adapt; fix; adjust
Definitions
- to adapt; fix; adjust
Ancestry of “aptar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aptō | to fasten, fit, apply, adjust |
| 2 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 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 |