Where does “Niloticist” come from?
Niloticist (English) comes from English Nilotic, from Latin nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 — to lead.
Niloticist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying Nilotic...
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- A linguist who specialises in studying Nilotic...
Ancestry of “Niloticist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Nilotic | Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who... |
| 2 | Latin | nīlōticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νειλώτης | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νεῖλος | river valley |
| 5 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 6 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |