Etymograph

English

Kemite

Blend of Kemet + -ite; perhaps in analogy with Semite.

A blend of Kemet + -ite

Proto-Afroasiatic *kum- ‘to be black’

Egyptian km ‘black’

Egyptian kmt ‘Egypt’

English Kemet

Today it means

noun Synonym of Ancient Egyptian (an inhabitant of Ancient Egypt)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Kemite