Where does “Abydos” come from?

Abydos is the English name for the ancient city, derived from Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος, of unknown ultimate origin.

Abydos (English): with archaeological interest

Definitions

  1. with archaeological interest

Ancestry of “Abydos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌβυδοςAbydos
2Egyptianꜣbḏwthe city of Abydos
3Egyptianḏwmountain; evil, bad, wicked

Words derived from “Abydos”

Every word from Egyptian ḏw →Every word from Egyptian ꜣbḏw →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος →