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Where does “Carthago” come from?

Carthago (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Καρχηδών, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕.

Ancestry of “Carthago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚαρχηδών—
2Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕Carthage; new city; New City
3Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕—
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