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Where does “hieroglyphical” come from?

hieroglyphical (English) comes from English hieroglyph, from English hieroglyphic, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hieroglyphical (English): Related to or resembling hieroglyphs;...

Definitions

  1. Related to or resembling hieroglyphs;...

Ancestry of “hieroglyphical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhieroglyphAn element of an ideographic writing system; Any...
2Englishhieroglyphica writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya...
3Frenchhiéroglyphiquehieroglyphic
4Latinhieroglyphicushieroglyphic
5Ancient Greekἱερογλυφικός—
6Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hieroglyphical”

  • hieroglyphically
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