The Egyptian cursive script for secular/everyday use and civil records derived from hieroglyphs by way of hieratic. Although more easily written, its structure was identical with that of the original hieroglyphic. It first appeared in 7th century BC, surviving until the 5th century AD. It was used for the central of the three inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone. The term comes from the Greek demotika, 'popular script' or 'script in common use', also known as enchorial, 'of the country'.