Where does “Phoenicopteriformes” come from?
Phoenicopteriformes (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phoenicopterus, from Ancient Greek φοινικόπτερος, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
Phoenicopteriformes (Translingual): order
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Ancestry of “Phoenicopteriformes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Phoenicopterus | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φοινικόπτερος | red-feathered; flamingo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 5 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 6 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |