Where does “埃及” come from?
埃及 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 埃及, from English Egypt, from Middle English Egipt, from French Égypte, from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος.
Ancestry of “埃及”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 埃及 | — |
| 2 | English | Egypt | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 4 | French | Égypte | — |
| 5 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 6 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 7 | Latin | Ægyptus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 9 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 10 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 11 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 13 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |