Where does “Horus” come from?

Horus comes from Late Latin Horus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος, from Egyptian ḥr, the name of an ancient Egyptian deity.

Horus (English): The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship

Definitions

  1. The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship

Ancestry of “Horus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinHorus—
2Ancient GreekὯροςHorus
3Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
4Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al →Every word from Egyptian ḥr →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὧρος →