Etymology

Thoth

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Today it means: The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon. Full definition →

Latin Thōth ← Ancient Greek Θώθ ← Egyptian ḏḥwtj
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The story

  1. Egyptian · derived fromḏḥwtj“Thoth”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΘώθ
  3. Latin · borrowed fromThōth
  4. English todayThoth

Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).

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