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English word origin

Etymology of negus

Named after Colonel Francis Negus (1670–1732), its creator.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.

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

Named after Colonel Francis Negus (1670–1732), its creator.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.

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

Fitst use appears c. the 1590s, borrowed from Amharic ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), itself a loan from Ge'ez ንጉሥ (nəguś, “king, ruler”), from the verb ነግሠ (nägśä, “rule”).

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