Etymology

Hathor

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Today it means: The goddess of joy, love, and motherhood; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ra/Horus; often depicted as having a cow's head. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἅθωρ ← Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr
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The story

  1. Egyptian · derived fromḥwt-ḥr
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἍθωρ
  3. English todayHathor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅθωρ (Háthōr), from Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr O10-C9.

Words from the same roots

Egyptianḥwt-ḥr all →

Hathyr

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