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Where does “里斯本” come from?

里斯本 (Chinese) comes from English Lisbon, from French Lisbonne, from Arabic لِشْبُونَة, from Latin Olisīpō.

Ancestry of “里斯本”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLisbonA sweet, light-coloured wine from Portugal
2FrenchLisbonne—
3Arabicلِشْبُونَة—
4LatinOlisīpō—
Every word from Latin Olisīpō →