Where does “Sothiac” come from?

Sothiac (English) comes from French sothiaque, from Ancient Greek σωθιακός, from Ancient Greek Σῶθις, from Egyptian spdt, from Egyptian spd — to be sharp.

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Ancestry of “Sothiac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsothiaque
2Ancient GreekσωθιακόςSothic
3Ancient GreekΣῶθιςSirius
4Egyptianspdteffectiveness; triangle
5Egyptianspdto be sharp
Every word from Egyptian spdEvery word from Egyptian spdtEvery word from Ancient Greek Σῶθις
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