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Where does “hieroglyf” come from?

hieroglyf (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hieroglyf (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hieroglyph

Definitions

  1. a hieroglyph

Ancestry of “hieroglyf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱερογλυφικός—
2Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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