Where does “Phœnicie” come from?

Phœnicie (Middle French) comes from Latin Phoenīcia, from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Phœnicie (Middle French): Phoenicia

Definitions

  1. Phoenicia

Ancestry of “Phœnicie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPhoenīciaThe star HD 192263 in the constellation Aquila
2Ancient GreekΦοινίκηPhoenicia
3Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
4Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
5Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
6Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Phœnicie

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