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Where does “Babel” come from?

Babel (Latin) comes from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim.

Ancestry of “Babel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewבבלBabylon
2AkkadianBābilim—

Words derived from “Babel”

  • Babel
  • Babelian
  • Babelesque
  • Babelish
  • Babelism
  • Babeldom
  • babelize
  • Babel
  • babelicamente
  • Babele
  • babelico
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