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- Latin · borrowed fromBubastis
- English todayBubastis
Borrowed from Latin Bubastis, from Βούβαστις (Boúbastis), from pr (“house”) + bꜣstt (“Bastet”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A city of ancient Egypt, noted as a centre of worship of the goddess Bastet. Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin Bubastis, from Βούβαστις (Boúbastis), from pr (“house”) + bꜣstt (“Bastet”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.