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Where does “Babylōn” come from?

Babylōn (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών, from Akkadian Bābilim.

Ancestry of “Babylōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒαβυλώνBabylon
2AkkadianBābilim—
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