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Where does “哥林多” come from?

哥林多 (Chinese) comes from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος, from Undetermined kar — point, peak; stone, hard.

Ancestry of “哥林多”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚόρινθος—
2Undeterminedkarpoint, peak; stone, hard
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