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Where does “hiéroglyphique” come from?

hiéroglyphique (French) comes from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hiéroglyphique (French): hieroglyphic

Definitions

  1. hieroglyphic

Ancestry of “hiéroglyphique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhieroglyphicushieroglyphic
2Ancient Greekἱερογλυφικός—
3Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
4Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hiéroglyphique”

  • hieroglyphic
  • nonhieroglyphic
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