Where does “ISIS” come from?

ISIS (German) comes from English ISIS, from Latin Īsis, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις, from Egyptian ꜣst — Isis.

ISIS (German): ISIS; a former name of Islamischer Staat or IS

Definitions

  1. ISIS; a former name of Islamischer Staat or IS

Ancestry of “ISIS”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishISISA Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate
2LatinĪsisIsis
3Ancient GreekἾσιςIsis
4EgyptianꜣstIsis
Every word from Egyptian ꜣst →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶσις →Every word from Latin Īsis →
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