English word phoenix comes from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ, Egyptian bnw, and later Old French fenix (Phoenix (mythical bird).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Φοῖνῐξ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| bnw | Egyptian (egy) | The Bennu or phoenix, a divine being and a bird into which the dead could transform. |
| φοῖνιξ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| phoenix | Latin (lat) | Phoenician Phoenician Phoenix. |
| phenix | Malayalam (mal) | |
| fenix | Old French (fro) | Phoenix (mythical bird). |
| phoenix | English (en) | (Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.. (figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.. (historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.. (mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for [...] |
