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Where does “Chalcedon” come from?

Chalcedon comes from Latin Chalcedon, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Chalcedon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChalcedon—
2Ancient GreekΧαλκηδών—
3Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕Carthage; new city; New City
4Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕—

Words derived from “Chalcedon”

  • Chalcedonian
  • Chalcedonianism
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