Both words come from Greek, but one word meant “purple” and the other meant “sound”.
Wiktionary claims “Phonecian” was from a greek transliteration of Egyptian, and does not mention “purple”.
But yes, “phonetics” clearly came from the word for “sound”.
Wiktionary claims “Phonecian” was from a greek transliteration of Egyptian, and does not mention “purple”.
But yes, “phonetics” clearly came from the word for “sound”.