Etymology

Apophis

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Today it means: An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἄποφις ← Egyptian ꜥꜣpp
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The story

  1. Egyptian · derived fromꜥꜣpp
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἌποφις
  3. English todayApophis

From Ancient Greek Ἄποφις (Ápophis), a borrowing from Egyptian ꜥꜣpp altered after ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

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