Etymology

wadjet

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Today it means: The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus. Full definition →

Egyptian wAD-t-I12
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  1. Egyptian · borrowed fromwAD-t-I12“Wadjet”
  2. English todayWadjet

Borrowed from Egyptian wAD-t-I12 (wꜣḏt, “Wadjet”, literally “green one”), an allusion to the skin of the cobra. Doublet of Buto.

Words from the same roots

Egyptian<hiero>wAD-t-I12</hiero> all →

Buto

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