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Where does “Egyptize” come from?

Egyptize (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.

Egyptize (English): To give an Egyptian character or appearance to

Definitions

  1. To give an Egyptian character or appearance to

Ancestry of “Egyptize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEgypt—
2Middle EnglishEgipt—
3FrenchÉgypte—
4Middle FrenchEgypte—
5Old FrenchEgypte—
6LatinÆgyptus—
7Ancient GreekΑἴγυπτοςEgypt; river Nile, Egypt
8Mycenaean Greekaikupitos—
9Egyptianḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥEgypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;...
10Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
11Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
12Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—
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