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Where does “hieroglífico” come from?

hieroglífico (Spanish) comes from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, 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...

hieroglífico (Spanish): Obsolete form of jeroglífico

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of jeroglífico

Ancestry of “hieroglífico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhiéroglyphiquehieroglyphic
2Latinhieroglyphicushieroglyphic
3Ancient Greekἱερογλυφικός—
4Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hieroglífico”

  • jeroglífico
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