Etymograph

English

Hannibal

Hannibal comes from Latin Hannibal, and goes back to Punic 𐀇𐀍𐀁𐀏𐀋 β€˜May the Lord (Baal) grace me’.

  1. Punicmodernπ€‡π€π€π€π€‹β€˜May the Lord (Baal) grace me’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHannibal
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1909same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Punicmodernπ€‡π€π€π€π€‹β€˜May the Lord (Baal) grace me’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHannibal
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1909same form

Earliest quotation: 1909, Mark Twain pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne C, Is Shakespeare Dead?: β€œHannibal, as a city, may have many sins to…”

Every English word from Punic 𐀇𐀍𐀁𐀏𐀋

Today it means

name A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Punic 𐀇𐀍𐀁𐀏𐀋 / Hannibal

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