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Where does “Córdova” come from?

Córdova (English) comes from Spanish córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة, from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉.

Córdova (English): a Spanish town

Definitions

  1. a Spanish town

Ancestry of “Córdova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcórdobacórdoba
2Arabicقُرْطُبَة—
3LatinCordubaCórdoba
4Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉—

Words derived from “Córdova”

  • cordovan
  • cordwain
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