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- Egyptian · derived fromra-ms-sw
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromῬαμέσσης
- English todayRamesses
From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian ra-ms-sw (rꜥ-ms-sw).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian ra-ms-sw (rꜥ-ms-sw).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.