Ethiop

English

Alternative forms

• Ethiope, Æthiop (obsolete), Aethiope (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin Aethiops from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, “charred complexion”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face, complexion”).

Noun

Ethiop (plural Ethiops)

1. (archaic) A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.
2. (archaic) Any black-skinned person.

Further reading

• “Ethiop”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ophite, Peitho, hot pie, hotpie, ophite, phoeti, phœti