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Where does “cordoba” come from?

Córdoba comes from Latin Corduba, which may derive from Phoenician, though the ultimate origin remains uncertain.

Ancestry of “cordoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcórdobacórdoba
2Arabicقُرْطُبَة—
3LatinCordubaCórdoba
4Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉—

Words derived from “cordoba”

  • Cordoban
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