Where does “puniceus” come from?

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

puniceus (Latin): pure lively red, scarlet

Definitions

pure lively red, scarlet

Ancestry of “puniceus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pūnicus	Punic, Carthaginian
2	Latin	poenicus	Phoenician
3	Latin	Poenus	Phoenician
4	Ancient Greek	Φοῖνιξ	Phoenician; Carthaginian
5	Mycenaean Greek	𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍	date palm?
6	Egyptian	fnḫw	a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
7	Egyptian	fnḫ	carpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “puniceus”

puniceous
pouncel

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