punicus

Etymology
Variant of, from.

The ethnonym is an adoption of, homophonous with. There has been some debate as to whether the ethnonym was derived from the name of the dye or vice versa. While it seems in any case likely that both are influenced by the genuinely Greek adjective, the ethnonym is recorded already in 🇨🇬, and is apparently a loan from ,

Adjective

 * 1) Punic, Carthaginian