Where does “phoenixity” come from?
phoenixity (English) comes 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, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
phoenixity (English): The quality of being like a phoenix, especially that of recovering from destruction, or possession of an otherworldly beauty
Definitions
- The quality of being like a phoenix, especially that of recovering from destruction, or possession of an otherworldly beauty
Ancestry of “phoenixity”, step by step
phoenixity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Phoenix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Phoenix | A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology |
| 2 | Old French | fenix | phoenix |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | phenix | — |
| 4 | Latin | phoenīx | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 6 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 7 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 8 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |