Etymograph

English

Sophonisba

Sophonisba comes from Ancient Greek Σοφονῑ́βη, and goes back to Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋.

  1. Punicmodern𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋ṣpnbʿl
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣοφονῑ́βηSophonī́bē
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESophonisba
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Punicmodern𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋ṣpnbʿl
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣοφονῑ́βηSophonī́bē
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESophonisba
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A Punic noblewoman, daughter of Hadrusbal Gisco and wife of Syphax.

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

Etymograph / Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 / Sophonisba