Where does “Sidon” come from?

Sidon comes from Ancient Greek Σιδών, borrowed from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍, a city name of uncertain original meaning.

Ancestry of “Sidon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSidōna Phoenician city in modern Lebanon
2Ancient GreekΣιδώνSidon or Zidon, a Phoenician city
3Phoenician𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍—
4EnglishZidoninfluenced by translation of

Words derived from “Sidon”

Every word from English Zidon →Every word from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 →Every word from Ancient Greek Σιδών →