Where does “Phénicie” come from?
Phénicie (French) comes from Middle French Phœnicie, from Latin Phoenīcia, from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
Phénicie (French): Phoenicia
Definitions
- Phoenicia
Ancestry of “Phénicie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Phœnicie | Phoenicia |
| 2 | Latin | Phoenīcia | The star HD 192263 in the constellation Aquila |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φοινίκη | Phoenicia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 5 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 6 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 7 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |