Where does “Égyptien” come from?
Égyptien (French) comes from French Égypte, from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ.
Égyptien (French): Egyptian
Definitions
- Egyptian
Ancestry of “Égyptien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Égypte | — |
| 2 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 3 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 6 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 8 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 10 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |