Where does “Palermo” come from?

Palermo (Italian) comes from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم, from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος, from Ancient Greek πᾰν-, from Ancient Greek πᾶς, from Proto-Hellenic *pánts.

Palermo (Italian): the letter P in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet

Definitions

  1. the letter P in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet

Ancestry of “Palermo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SicilianPalermu—
2Arabicبَلَرْم—
3LatinPanormus—
4Ancient GreekΠάνορμοςPanormus; Bandırma, Marmara, Turkey
5Ancient Greekπᾰν-every; all, every
6Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
7Proto-Hellenic*pánts—

Words derived from “Palermo”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pánts →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾶς →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰν- →