Where does “bubastius” come from?
bubastius (Latin) comes from Latin Būbastis, from Ancient Greek Βούβαστις, from Egyptian pr-bꜣstt, from Egyptian bꜣstt, from Egyptian bꜣst — Bubastis.
bubastius (Latin): of the goddess Bastet
Ancestry of “bubastius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Būbastis | Bastet Egyptian deity identified with Diana |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βούβαστις | Bastet: a goddess, Isis or her daughter, identified with Artemis by Herodotus |
| 3 | Egyptian | pr-bꜣstt | Bubastis |
| 4 | Egyptian | bꜣstt | Bastet |
| 5 | Egyptian | bꜣst | Bubastis |