myEtymology.com: English etymology of coptic

Etymology of the English word coptic

the English word coptic

derived from the English word Copt

derived from the Arabic word qubt

derived from the Greek word Aiguptios, Αἰγύπτιος (an Ægyptian or inhabitant of Ægyptus)

derived from the Greek word Aiguptos, Αἴγυπτος (of uncertain derivation)

using the English suffix -ic