Etymology

copt

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Today it means: A member of the Coptic Church. Full definition →

French copte ← Arabic قُبْط ← Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ
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  1. Egyptian · derived fromHwt-t:O1-kA:Z1-p:t-H-A40“Egypt; temple of Ptah's ka”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΑἰγύπτιος
  3. Coptic · derived fromⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ“Egyptian”
  4. Arabic · derived fromقُبْط“Copts”
  5. French · borrowed fromcopte
  6. English todayCopt

Borrowed from French copte, from Arabic قُبْط (qubṭ, “Copts”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), ⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ (kuptaios, “Egyptian”), from Late Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from earlier Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian Hwt-t:O1-kA:Z1-p:t-H-A40 (ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, “Egypt; temple of Ptah's ka”). Doublet of Gypsy. More at Egypt.

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