Where does “egyptolog” come from?
egyptolog (Czech) comes from Czech Egypt, from Old Czech [[Ejipt, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr.
egyptolog (Czech): Egyptologist
Definitions
- Egyptologist
Ancestry of “egyptolog”, step by step
egyptolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech Egypt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Egypt | — |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[Ejipt | — |
| 3 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 5 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 6 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 7 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 9 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |