Etymology

First part from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος ‎(Aíguptos), from Mycenaean Greek *aikupitos (compare 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 ‎(ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Late Egyptian Hikuptah ‎(“Memphis”), from Middle Egyptian ḥwt k3 ptḥ ‎(literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), from ḥwt ‎(“temple”) +‎ k3 ‎(“ka”) +‎ ptḥ ‎(“Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis.