Etymology

pschent

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Today it means: The double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 BC. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Koine Greek ψχέντ ← Late Egyptian pꜣ-sḫmtj
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  1. Late Egyptian · derived frompꜣ-sḫmtj“the two powerful ones”
  2. Koine Greek · derived fromψχέντ
  3. English todaypschent

From Koine Greek ψχέντ (pskhént), from Late Egyptian pꜣ-sḫmtj (“the two powerful ones”), from pꜣ (“definite article”) + sḫmtj, dual of sḫmt (“powerful one”), from sḫm (“to be powerful, to have power over”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 BC.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.