English word origin

Etymology of Te

From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionⲧⲏcop
Derivation mentiondwꜣtegy
Doublet mentionDuaten

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

Alternative form of De, a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 德 (Dé, “virtue, manliness”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mention^德cmn

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