Etymology

hotep

ho·tep
H4O1T1E1P3

Today it means: A subscriber to Afrocentric conspiracy theories. Full definition →

Egyptian Htp:t*p ← Coptic ϩⲱⲧⲡ̄
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The story

  1. Coptic · derived fromϩⲱⲧⲡ̄
  2. Egyptian · learned borrowing fromHtp:t*p“to be content, at peace; contentment, peace”
  3. English todayhotep

From Egyptian Htp:t*p (ḥtp, “to be content, at peace; contentment, peace”), a common element of Ancient Egyptian personal names, with the vowels taken over from its descendant, Coptic ϩⲱⲧⲡ̄ (hōtp̄); Ancient Egypt is the focus of several Afrocentric conspiracy theories.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.