Where does “Hórus” come from?
Hórus (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin Horus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.
Ancestry of “Hórus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Horus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ὧρος | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 4 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |