Where does “pouncel” come from?

pouncel (Old French) comes from Latin puniceus, 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.

Ancestry of “pouncel”, step by step

pouncel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin puniceus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpuniceuspure lively red, scarlet
2LatinpūnicusPunic, Carthaginian
3LatinpoenicusPhoenician
4LatinPoenusPhoenician
5Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
6Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
7Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
8Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

via Old French paon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaonpeacock
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Egyptian fnḫEvery word from Egyptian fnḫwEvery word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍