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Where does “Egypte” come from?

Egypte (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch Egypten, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

Egypte (Dutch): Egypt

Definitions

  1. Egypt

Ancestry of “Egypte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchEgypten—
2LatinÆgyptus—
3Ancient GreekΑἴγυπτοςEgypt; river Nile, Egypt
4Mycenaean Greekaikupitos—
5Egyptianḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥEgypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;...
6Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
7Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
8Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—

Words derived from “Egypte”

  • Egyptisch
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