Where does “Babylon” come from?

Babylon (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch Babylone, from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Ancestry of “Babylon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchBabylone
2LatinBabylōn
3Ancient GreekΒαβυλώνBabylon
4AkkadianBābilimBabylon
Every word from Akkadian BābilimEvery word from Ancient Greek ΒαβυλώνEvery word from Latin Babylōn
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