Most people associate the word adobe with Native Americans though it is a borrowed word from Egyptian, and hasn't really changed that much since its early usage about 4,000 years ago. Djebe or djobe comes from Middle Egyptian and means as you may have guessed, mud brick. Adobe is only one example of the many commonly used words coming from the Egyptian language widely used in English, the list is long. It also includes everyday names such as Lily and Susan both of which are flowers, Lily come from the word for flower and Susan (Seshen) means lotus or water lily. Not too surprising since English is basically a hodgepodge of many languages.
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