Etymology Explorer › Ancient GreekWhere does “φοινικόπτερος” come from? φοινικόπτερος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
φοινικόπτερος (Ancient Greek): red-feathered; flamingo
Ancestry of “φοινικόπτερος”, step by step φοινικόπτερος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ Step Language Word Meaning 1 Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ Phoenician; Carthaginian 2 Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 date palm? 3 Egyptian fnḫw a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... 4 Egyptian fnḫ carpenter, woodcutter
via Ancient Greek πτερόν Step Language Word Meaning 1 Ancient Greek πτερόν feather; wing; Any winged creature 2 Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ wing; feather 3 Proto-Indo-European peth₂- to spread out; to fly
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