Where does “Lebanon” come from?

Lebanon (English) comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן, from Proto-West Semitic laban- — white.

Lebanon (English): Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon"

Definitions

  1. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon"

Ancestry of “Lebanon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewלְבָנוֹן—
2Proto-West Semiticlaban-white

Words derived from “Lebanon”

Every word from Proto-West Semitic laban- →Every word from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן →