Where does “phoenicitis” come from?

phoenicitis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek φοινικῖτις, from Ancient Greek φοινῑκῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

phoenicitis (Latin): An unknown kind of precious stone, perhaps having...

Definitions

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone, perhaps having...

Ancestry of “phoenicitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφοινικῖτις—
2Ancient Greekφοινῑκῑ́τηςdate-palm wine
3Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
4Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek φοινῑκῑ́της →