Etymology

Egyptiac

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Today it means: of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Full definition →

Late Latin aegyptiacus ← Ancient Greek Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΑἰγῠπτῐᾰκός“of or for the Egyptians”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromaegyptiacus“Egyptian”
  3. English todayEgyptiac

From the Late Latin aegyptiacus (“Egyptian”), from the Ancient Greek Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός (Aigŭptĭăkós, “of or for the Egyptians”), from Αἰγῠ́πτῐος (Aigŭ́ptĭos, “Egyptian”) + -ᾰκός (-ăkós). Equivalent to Latin Aegyptius (“Egyptian”) + -acus.

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