Etymology

Anubis

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Today it means: In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal. Full definition →

Latin Anūbis ← Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις ← Egyptian jnpw
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  1. Egyptian · derived fromjnpw
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἌνουβις
  3. Latin · derived fromAnūbis
  4. English todayAnubis

From Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw, i-n:p-w-E16

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