Etymology

negus

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Today it means: A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar. Full definition →

Amharic ንጉሥ ← Ge'ez ንጉሥ
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negus · noun1

Named after Colonel Francis Negus (1670–1732), its creator.

negus · noun2

  1. Ge'ez · borrowed fromንጉሥ“king, ruler”
  2. Amharic · borrowed fromንጉሥ“king, ruler”
  3. English todaynegus

Fitst use appears c. the 1590s, borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), itself a loan from Ge'ez ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), from the verb ነግሠ (nägśä, “rule”).

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