The story
- Egyptian · derived fromrꜥ-qdyt“Alexandria”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromῬακῶτις“Rhacotis”
- Latin · borrowed fromRhacotis
- English todayRhacotis
From Latin Rhacotis, from Ancient Greek Ῥακῶτις (Rhakôtis, “Rhacotis”), Egyptian rꜥ-qdyt (“Alexandria”). Compare Coptic ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (rakoti).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.