Punic

The story

1. Egyptian · derived fromfnḫw“Asiatics, Semites”
2. gmy · derived from𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΦοῖνιξ
4. Latin · borrowed fromPūnicus
5. English todayPunic

From Latin Pūnicus, variant of Poenicus, from Poenus + -icus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”), f:n:x-w-V12:Z2. Equivalent to a modified Phoenician + -ic.

Words from the same roots