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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Egypt | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 3 | French | Égypte | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 5 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 6 | Latin | Ægyptus | — |
| 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 | — |