Ethiopic

adjective

1. Ethiopian
2. designating or of the group of Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia

Origin: < L aethiopicus < Gr aithiopikos < Aithiops, Ethiopian, lit., with burnt face < aithein, to burn (see ether) + ōps, face, eye

noun

1. the classical Semitic language of Ethiopia, still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia; Geez
2. the group of Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia, including classical Ethiopic