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Where does “Carthago” come from?

Carthago (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch carthago, from Latin Carthāgō, from Ancient Greek Καρχηδών, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕.

Ancestry of “Carthago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcarthago—
2LatinCarthāgō—
3Ancient GreekΚαρχηδών—
4Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕Carthage; new city; New City
5Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕—

Words derived from “Carthago”

  • Carthager
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