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Where does “Tanger” come from?
Tanger (French) comes from Latin Tingis, from Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤂.
Ancestry of “Tanger”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Tingis
Tangier
2
Punic
𐤕𐤍𐤂
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Words derived from “Tanger”
tangerine
Tangerine
tangelo
tangor
Tanger
Tanger
ortanique
tangemon
tandiyerin
tanjerin
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