Where does “Phoenicusa” come from?
Phoenicusa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Φοινικοῦσσα, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
Phoenicusa (Latin): Filicudi, one of the Lipari Islands
Definitions
- Filicudi, one of the Lipari Islands
Ancestry of “Phoenicusa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Φοινικοῦσσα | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 3 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 4 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 5 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |