Punicism
nounEtymology From Punic + -ism.
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A borrowing from Punic.
- A difficulty in analyzing the material is that not all accepted punicisms in Sardinia have a clear Semitic etymology. In fact, Argiolas has suggested some to be of Berber origin.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 18: