English
apalis
Apalis comes from Ancient Greek ἁπαλός ‘delicate, tender’, from ὁμᾰλός ‘even, level’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-1‘together, one’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-s1uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμᾰλός2homălós‘even, level’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἁπαλός3hapalós‘delicate, tender’
- Englishtodayapalis3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ὁμαλός
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἁπαλός
- 3 Wiktionary, English apalis
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ὁμαλός‘together, one’uncertain
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-sWiktionary, Ancient Greek ὁμαλόςuncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμᾰλόςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἁπαλόςhomălós‘even, level’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἁπαλόςWiktionary, English apalishapalós‘delicate, tender’
- EnglishtodayapalisWiktionary, English apalis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’
some, same, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simultaneous, simulate, sincerity, semblance, assimilate, anomalous, homology, homeopathic, insincere, hyphen, synapse, simile, simulacrum, sempre, homolog, synchronise, 45 more
through Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός ‘even, level’
Today it means
noun Any of several species of birds in the genus Apalis.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “apalis”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ὁμαλός, Ancient Greek ἁπαλός. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / apalis