ἱερόγλυφος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- carver of hieroglyphics
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἱερός (holy, sacred, supernatural, holy sign) + Ancient Greek γλυφή (carving, incision, carved work)derived from Egyptian mdw nṯr (the gods word).
Origin
Egyptian
mdw nṯr
Gloss
the gods word
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hiera picra English
- hieroglyph English
- hierography English
- hierophany English
- hierographicus Latin
- iero- Italian
- aglyphe French
- glyphe French
- γλυφή Ancient Greek
- γλύφω Ancient Greek
- ἀρχός Ancient Greek
- ἱέρεια Ancient Greek
- ἱεράρχης Ancient Greek
- ἱεραρχία Ancient Greek
- ἱεροβοτάνη Ancient Greek
- ἱεροθήκη Ancient Greek
- ἱεροφάντης Ancient Greek
- ἱεροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- ἱερόδουλος Ancient Greek
- ἱερόμυρτος Ancient Greek
- ἱερός Ancient Greek
- Ἱεράπολις Ancient Greek
- Ἱεροκλῆς Ancient Greek
- Ἱεροφῶν Ancient Greek
- Ἱερώνυμος Ancient Greek
- *glewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ish₁ros Proto-Indo-European
- iairiglif Irish
- hierarki Danish
- hieroglyf Danish
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Hebrew (modern)
- mdw Egyptian
- mdw nṯr Egyptian
- nṯr Egyptian