The story
- Egyptian · derived fromsṯꜣt“arura”
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄρουρα“arura”
- English todayarura
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura, “arura”), a semantic loan from Egyptian sṯꜣt (“arura”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
arura
Today it means: An ancient measure of arable land, a square of 100 Egyptian cubits (mḥ) on each side. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἄρουρα ← Egyptian sṯꜣt