Where does “諾克斯維爾” come from?

諾克斯維爾 (Chinese) comes from English Knoxville, from English -ville, from French ville, from Middle French ville, from Old French ville, from Latin vīlla, from Latin vetera, from Latin vetus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “諾克斯維爾”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKnoxvilleThe name of a number of places in the United States of America
2English-villeUsed to form a name of an inhabited place, a town...
3Frenchvilletown, city
4Middle Frenchvillecity or town
5Old Frenchvillecity or town
6Latinvīllacountry house; villa
7Latinveterathe old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
8Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
9Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
10Proto-Italic-tus
11Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin vetus