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Where does “Phoeniculus” come from?

Phoeniculus (Translingual) comes from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Ancestry of “Phoeniculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphoenīx—
2Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
3Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍—
4Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
5Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Phoeniculus”

  • Phoeniculidae
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