Where does “Ægyptienne” come from?
Ægyptienne (French) comes from French Ægyptien, from French Ægypte, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr.
Ægyptienne (French): archaic spelling of Égyptien
Definitions
- archaic spelling of Égyptien
Ancestry of “Ægyptienne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Ægyptien | Obsolete form of Égyptien |
| 2 | French | Ægypte | — |
| 3 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 5 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 6 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 7 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 9 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |