Where does “Thebe” come from?
Thebe (English) comes from Latin Thēbē, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι, from Demotic [[tꜣ]]-[[jpy]], from Egyptian jpt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
Thebe (English): One of daughters of Zeus
Definitions
- One of daughters of Zeus
Ancestry of “Thebe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Thēbē | Thebe, a nymph and daughter of Asopus and Metope; alternately the daughter of Zeus and Iodame |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θῆβαι | Thebes |
| 3 | Demotic | [[tꜣ]]-[[jpy]] | — |
| 4 | Egyptian | jpt | oipe, a dry measure of volume equivalent to 4... |
| 5 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 6 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |