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Where does “Sevilla” come from?

Sevilla (Galician) comes from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة, from Latin Hispalis, from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄.

Sevilla (Galician): Seville

Definitions

  1. Seville

Ancestry of “Sevilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِشْبِيلِيَة—
2LatinHispalisSeville
3Phoenician𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄—

Words derived from “Sevilla”

  • sevillano
  • sevillista
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