Where does “Theban” come from?

Theban (English) comes from Latin Thēbānus, from Latin Thēbae, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι, from Demotic [[tꜣ]]-[[jpy]], from Egyptian jpt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

Theban (English): of or pertaining to Thebes; someone from Thebes

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to Thebes; someone from Thebes

Ancestry of “Theban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinThēbānus—
2LatinThēbae—
3Ancient GreekΘῆβαιThebes
4Demotic[[tꜣ]]-[[jpy]]—
5Egyptianjptoipe, a dry measure of volume equivalent to 4...
6Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
7Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—

Words derived from “Theban”

Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →Every word from Egyptian -t →Every word from Egyptian jpt →