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Where does “Φοῖνιξ” come from?

Φοῖνιξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Φοῖνιξ (Ancient Greek): Phoenician; Carthaginian

Definitions

  1. Phoenician; Carthaginian

Ancestry of “Φοῖνιξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍—
2Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
3Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Φοῖνιξ”

  • Phoenician
  • Punic
  • Syrophoenician
  • punicic
  • Phoenicia
  • Latino-Punic
  • puniceous
  • punicus
  • Phoenicia
  • poenicus
  • phoenicius
  • Phoenice
  • puniceus
  • púnico
  • fenicio
  • fenicio
  • punico
  • púnico
  • Punica
  • Φοινίκη
  • puniskur
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