Where does “Palerme” come from?
Palerme (French) comes from Middle French Palerme, from Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم, from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος, from Ancient Greek πᾰν-, from Ancient Greek πᾶς.
Ancestry of “Palerme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Palerme | Palermo |
| 2 | Italian | Palermo | the letter P in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet |
| 3 | Sicilian | Palermu | — |
| 4 | Arabic | بَلَرْم | — |
| 5 | Latin | Panormus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πάνορμος | Panormus; Bandırma, Marmara, Turkey |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πᾰν- | every; all, every |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πᾶς | all, every, each; whole |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *pánts | — |