Where does “Chalcedon” come from?

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

Chalcedon (English): almost directly opposite Byzantium

Definitions

  1. almost directly opposite Byzantium

Ancestry of “Chalcedon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChalcedonChalcedon an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium
2Ancient GreekΧαλκηδώνChalcedon
3Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕Carthage; new city; New City
4Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕—

Words derived from “Chalcedon”

Every word from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 →Every word from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών →