Where does “poenicus” come from?

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

poenicus (Latin): Phoenician

Definitions

  1. Phoenician

Ancestry of “poenicus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “poenicus”

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