Where does “ixnay” come from?
ixnay (English) comes from English Nix, from English Phoenix, from Old French fenix, from Medieval Latin phenix, from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw — carpenter, woodcutter.
ixnay (English): No; Nothing; nix; often in the phrase "ixnay on...
Definitions
- No; Nothing; nix; often in the phrase "ixnay on...
Ancestry of “ixnay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nix | One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.) |
| 2 | English | Phoenix | A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology |
| 3 | Old French | fenix | phoenix |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | phenix | — |
| 5 | Latin | phoenīx | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 7 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 8 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 9 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |