Where does “babel” come from?

babel (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Babel, from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Ancestry of “babel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Babel	—
2	Hebrew	בבל	Babylon
3	Akkadian	Bābilim	Babylon

Words derived from “babel”

Every word from Akkadian Bābilim →