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Where does “cartaginês” come from?

cartaginês (Portuguese) comes from Latin Carthaginiensis, from Latin Carthāgō, from Ancient Greek Καρχηδών, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕.

cartaginês (Portuguese): Carthaginian

Definitions

  1. Carthaginian

Ancestry of “cartaginês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCarthaginiensisCarthaginian
2LatinCarthāgō—
3Ancient GreekΚαρχηδών—
4Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕Carthage; new city; New City
5Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕—
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