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Where does “φοῖνῐξ” come from?

φοῖνῐξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian bnw — the Bennu or phoenix, a divine being and a bird...

φοῖνῐξ (Ancient Greek): purple or crimson; palm tree; date

Definitions

  1. purple or crimson; palm tree; date

Ancestry of “φοῖνῐξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianbnwthe Bennu or phoenix, a divine being and a bird...

Words derived from “φοῖνῐξ”

  • Phoenix
  • phoenix
  • phoenixlike
  • phoenixism
  • phoenix
  • phoenicurus
  • fénix
  • феникс
  • phénix
  • フェニックス
  • fenix
  • феникс
  • финик
  • finik
  • feniks
  • føniks
  • főnix
  • főnixmadár
  • Phoenix
  • Phoenicurus
  • føniks
  • φοινίκουρος
  • føniks
  • феникс
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