Etymograph

English

Thebes

Thebes comes from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΘῆβαιThêbai
  2. EnglishtodayThebes

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΘῆβαιThêbai
  2. EnglishtodayThebes

The story

The name of the Greek city is further derived from Ionic-Attic Θήβη (Thḗbē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /⁠Tʰēgʷā⁠/), from Proto-Hellenic *Tʰēgʷā, while the name of the Egyptian city is from Egyptian Demotic Egyptian tꜣ-jpy (“Thebes”, literally “the temple”), from earlier Egyptian tꜣ (‘the’) + i-p:t-O45 (jpt, “Luxor”, literally “inner sanctum”).

Every English word from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι

Today it means

name A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Θῆβαι / Thebes

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