Etymology

khedive

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Today it means: The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey. Full definition →

French khédive ← Ottoman Turkish خدیو ← Persian خدیو
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The story

  1. Bactrian · derived fromχοαδηο“lord”
  2. Persian · derived fromخدیو“lord, master, king”
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromخدیو
  4. French · borrowed fromkhédive
  5. English todaykhedive

From French khédive, from Ottoman Turkish خدیو (ḫediv, ḫıdiv), from Persian خدیو (xadêw, xedêw, “lord, master, king”), from Bactrian χοαδηο (khoadēo, “lord”).

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