Egyptian
/ɪˈdʒɪp.ʃən/noun
Relating to Egypt or its people, language, or culture.
Did you know?The English word ultimately traces back to a Greek name for Memphis, Aigyptos, which many scholars connect to the Egyptian temple phrase ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, meaning “House of the ka of Ptah.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ
““House of the ka of Ptah,” the name of a major temple in Memphis”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Aígyptos
“The Greek name for Egypt, originally associated with the land and its people”
Latin
Latin
Aegyptius
“Egyptian; belonging to Egypt”
Old French
Old French
egipcien
“Egyptian”
Middle English
English
egipcioun / egiptian
“Egyptian”