Where does “Egyptic” come from?
Egyptic (English) comes from English Egypt, from Middle English Egipt, from French Égypte, from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos.
Egyptic (English): Alternative form of Egyptian
Definitions
- Alternative form of Egyptian
Ancestry of “Egyptic”, step by step
Egyptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Egypt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Egypt | A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean |
| 2 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 3 | French | Égypte | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 5 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 6 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 8 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 10 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 12 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |