Where does “Memphis” come from?
Memphis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μέμφις, from Egyptian mn-nfr, from Egyptian mn-nfr-ppy, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from English cow, from English cowpony, from English pony — pale, gray.
Ancestry of “Memphis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Μέμφις | — |
| 2 | Egyptian | mn-nfr | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | mn-nfr-ppy | the pyramid of Pepy |
| 4 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 5 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 6 | English | cow | An adult female of the species "Bos taurus",... |
| 7 | English | cowpony | A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle |
| 8 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 9 | Scots | powny | — |
| 10 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 11 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 12 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
Words derived from “Memphis”