Punic
Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːnɪk/
The English word “Punic” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
- Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage; a Carthaginian.
proper noun
- The language of Carthage.
Etymology
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.
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