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Where does “Palermo” come from?

Palermo (Portuguese) comes from Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم, from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος, from Ancient Greek πᾰν-, from Ancient Greek πᾶς, from Proto-Hellenic *pánts.

Ancestry of “Palermo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPalermo—
2SicilianPalermu—
3Arabicبَلَرْم—
4LatinPanormus—
5Ancient GreekΠάνορμος—
6Ancient Greekπᾰν-every; all, every
7Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
8Proto-Hellenic*pánts—
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