Where does “Apis” come from?

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

Apis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Apis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Apis”

Every word from Egyptian ḥp →Every word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις →