Ethiopic

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adjective

Ethiopian

OriginLatin aethiopicus ← Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveEthiopic (comparative more Ethiopic, superlative most Ethiopic)

comparative more Ethiopic · superlative most Ethiopic · alternative Æthiopic

  1. archaicEthiopian
proper noun

alternative Æthiopic

  1. The Ge'ez language.

    This book has been preserved in Greek, Ethiopic, Armenian and Slavonic.

    1910, Hugh Chisholm, The Encyclopædia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Volume 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ethiopiange'ez

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπικός
  2. Latinaethiopicus
  3. EnglishEthiopic

From Latin aethiopicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπικός (Aithiopikós). By surface analysis, Ethiop + -ic.

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APA

Ethiopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethiopic

MLA

“Ethiopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethiopic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ethiopic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethiopic.

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