Where does “puniceous” come from?

puniceous (English) comes from Latin puniceus, from Latin pūnicus, from Latin poenicus, from Latin Poenus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

puniceous (English): Of a bright red or purple colour

Definitions

Of a bright red or purple colour

Ancestry of “puniceous”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	puniceus	pure lively red, scarlet
2	Latin	pūnicus	—
3	Latin	poenicus	Phoenician
4	Latin	Poenus	Phoenician
5	Ancient Greek	Φοῖνιξ	Phoenician; Carthaginian
6	Mycenaean Greek	𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍	—
7	Egyptian	fnḫw	a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
8	Egyptian	fnḫ	carpenter, woodcutter

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