Where does “ISIS” come from?

ISIS (Portuguese) comes from English ISIS, from Latin Īsis, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις, from Egyptian ꜣst — Isis.

ISIS (Portuguese): ISIS Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Definitions

  1. ISIS Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Ancestry of “ISIS”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishISISA Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate
2LatinĪsisIsis
3Ancient GreekἾσιςIsis
4EgyptianꜣstIsis
Every word from Egyptian ꜣst →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶσις →Every word from Latin Īsis →