Where does “Sidon” come from?

Sidon (French) comes from Latin Sidōn, from Ancient Greek Σιδών, from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍, from English Zidon — influenced by translation of.

Sidon (French): now the modern day Saïda in Lebanon

Definitions

  1. now the modern day Saïda in Lebanon

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