Etymograph

English

Tanit

Tanit comes from Punic 𐀕𐀍𐀕.

  1. Punicmodern𐀕𐀍𐀕tnt
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1970Tanit

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Punicmodern𐀕𐀍𐀕tnt
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1970Tanit

Earliest quotation: 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle: β€œEr...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, β€œSon of…”

Today it means

name A Punic and Phoenician goddess, the chief deity of Ancient Carthage alongside Baal-Hamon.

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

Etymograph / Punic 𐀕𐀍𐀕 / Tanit