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Where does “ベニス” come from?

ベニス (Japanese) comes from English Venice, from Middle English Venyse, from Old French Venise, from Medieval Latin Venetia, from Latin Veneti.

Ancestry of “ベニス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVenice—
2Middle EnglishVenyse—
3Old FrenchVenise—
4Medieval LatinVenetiaVenice
5LatinVeneti—
Every word from Latin Veneti →