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Where does “negus” come from?

negus (Italian) comes from Amharic ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ነግሠ.

negus (Italian): Title of the highest grade in the hierarchy of...

Definitions

  1. Title of the highest grade in the hierarchy of...

Ancestry of “negus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicንጉሥking
2Ge'ezንጉሥ—
3Ge'ezነግሠ—

Words derived from “negus”

  • negussita
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