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“Carthage” ultimately traces to the Punic “qrt-ḥdšt” meaning “new city,” sometimes interpreted as implying a “new Tyre.”
The name “Carthage” is an Early Modern English form derived from Middle French “Carthage,” which in turn comes from Latin “Carthāgō/Karthāgō.” Latin forms are connected to Greek “Karkhēdōn/Karkhadōn” and an Etruscan form reconstructed as *Carθaza. The ultimate source is the Punic name “qrt-ḥdšt,” meaning “new city,” which also underlies the adjective “Carthaginian” (from Punic “qrt-ḥdty”).
“Carthage” ultimately traces to the Punic “qrt-ḥdšt” meaning “new city,” sometimes interpreted as implying a “new Tyre.”
The word passed through Latin and Greek forms (and related Etruscan/Greek variants) before becoming Middle French and then the modern English “Carthage.”
Arabic “Qarṭāj” (قرطاج) is described as an adoption of the French form, replacing an older local toponym reported as “Cartagenna,” which continued the Latin name.
A Punic form meaning “new city,” regarded as the root of the name Carthage.
Latin names for Carthage that reflect earlier Greek and Punic naming traditions.
Greek forms of the name associated with the Latin and Punic etymological chain.
The modern Standard Arabic form of “Carthage,” described as coming from French Carthage rather than directly from the older local toponym.
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