Etymograph

English

khedive

Khedive comes from French khédive, from Ottoman Turkish خدیو ‘khedive, the title of Ottoman viceroy of Egypt…’, and ultimately from Bactrian χοαδηο ‘lord’.

  1. Bactrianmodernχοαδηοkhoadēo‘lord’
  2. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥htyw
  3. Persianc. 900–presentخدیوxadêw, xedêw‘lord, master, king’
  4. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928same formḫediv, ḫıdiv‘khedive, the title of Ottoman viceroy of Egypt from 1805–1914’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentkhédive
  6. Englishtodaykhedive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Bactrianmodernχοαδηοkhoadēo‘lord’
  2. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CE𐭤𐭲𐭩𐭥htyw
  3. Persianc. 900–presentخدیوxadêw, xedêw‘lord, master, king’
  4. Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928same formḫediv, ḫıdiv‘khedive, the title of Ottoman viceroy of Egypt from 1805–1914’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentkhédive
  6. Englishtodaykhedive

Every English word from Bactrian χοαδηο

Today it means

noun The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.

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