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 Bābilim →Every word from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών →Every word from Latin Babylōn →