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Where does “egipto” come from?

egipto (Esperanto) comes from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

egipto (Esperanto): an Egyptian

Definitions

  1. an Egyptian

Ancestry of “egipto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinÆgyptus—
2Ancient GreekΑἴγυπτοςEgypt; river Nile, Egypt
3Mycenaean Greekaikupitos—
4Egyptianḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥEgypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;...
5Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
6Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
7Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—

Words derived from “egipto”

  • egiptologo
  • Egiptujo
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