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Where does “Egyptiac” come from?

Egyptiac (English) comes from Latin aegyptiacus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός, from Ancient Greek -ᾰκός.

Egyptiac (English): of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian; a...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian; a...

Ancestry of “Egyptiac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaegyptiacusEgyptian
2Ancient GreekΑἰγῠπτῐᾰκόςEgyptian; of or for the Egyptians
3Ancient Greek-ᾰκός—
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