Etymograph

English

Memphian

Memphian comes from Egyptian mn:n-nfr-f:r-O24-niwt ‘Memphis’.

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEmn:n-nfr-f:r-O24-niwt‘Memphis’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜέμφῐς
  3. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588Memphian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEmn:n-nfr-f:r-O24-niwt‘Memphis’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜέμφῐς
  3. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588Memphian

Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Now may we ſee Damaſcus lofty towers, Like to…”

Formed from Μέμφῐς + -an

Every English word from Egyptian mn:n-nfr-f:r-O24-niwt

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.

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

Etymograph / Egyptian mn:n-nfr-f:r-O24-niwt / Memphian

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