Etymology of the English word hieroglyphic
the English word
hieroglyphicderived from the Late Latin word
hieroglyphicusderived from the Greek word
hierogluphikosusing the Greek prefix
hiero-derived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-derived from the Greek word
gluphe, γλυφή, γλυϕή
derived from the Greek word
gluphein, γλύφειν, γλύϕω (to carve)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gleubh-Date
The earliest known usage of hieroglyphic in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
hieroglyphUsage
Word found in Modern English
