Where does “Phoenix” come from?

Phoenix derives from Latin phoenix, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ, from Egyptian bnw, a mythical bird associated with the sun and rebirth.

Phoenix (English): A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology

Definitions

  1. A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology

Ancestry of “Phoenix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfenixphoenix
2Medieval Latinphenix—
3Latinphoenīx—
4Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
5Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
6Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
7Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Phoenix”

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