Where does “Apoidea” come from?

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

Apoidea (Translingual): superfamily

Definitions

  1. superfamily

Ancestry of “Apoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualApisgenus
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
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις