Etymology · Ancient Greek
φοῖνιξ
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ, most common first.
- phoenixA mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
- PhoenicianOf, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.