Etymology

Suchus

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Today it means: Synonym of Sobek (“An ancient Egyptian deity associated with the crocodile.”). Full definition →

Latin Sūchus ← Ancient Greek Σοῦχος ← Egyptian s-b-k:I3
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  1. Egyptian · derived froms-b-k:I3
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣοῦχος
  3. Latin · borrowed fromSūchus
  4. English todaySuchus

From Latin Sūchus, from Ancient Greek Σοῦχος (Soûkhos), ultimately from Egyptian s-b-k:I3 (sbk). Doublet of Sobek.

Words from the same roots

Egyptian<hiero>s-b-k:I3</hiero> all →

Sobek

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.