Where does “Egypt” come from?
Egypt comes from Middle English Egipt, from Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, ultimately from Egyptian ptḥ.
Egypt (English): A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean
Definitions
- A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean
Ancestry of “Egypt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 2 | French | Égypte | — |
| 3 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 4 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 7 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 9 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 10 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 11 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |