Where does “pūnicus” come from?

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

pūnicus (Latin): Punic, Carthaginian

Definitions

  1. Punic, Carthaginian

Ancestry of “pūnicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpoenicusPhoenician
2LatinPoenusPhoenician
3Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
4Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
5Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
6Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “pūnicus

Every word from Egyptian fnḫEvery word from Egyptian fnḫwEvery word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍
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