Where does “Phoenice” come from?

Phoenice (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Phoenice (Latin): Phoenicia

Definitions

  1. Phoenicia

Ancestry of “Phoenice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦοινίκηPhoenicia
2Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
3Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
4Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
5Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Phoenice”

Every word from Egyptian fnḫ →Every word from Egyptian fnḫw →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 →