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Where does “Jericó” come from?

Jericó (Portuguese) comes from Latin Jericho, from Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ, from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ.

Ancestry of “Jericó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinJericho—
2Ancient GreekἸεριχώ—
3Hebrewיְרִיחוֹ—
Every word from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ →