Etymology

Utica

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Today it means: An ancient Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage. Full definition →

Latin Utica ← Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒
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The story

  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤏𐤕𐤒“old”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromUtica
  3. English todayUtica

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

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