Where does “Alicante” come from?

Alicante (Spanish) comes from Arabic اَلقَنْت, from Latin Lucentum, from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós — white.

Ancestry of “Alicante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلقَنْت
2LatinLucentumnow Alicante
3Ancient Greekλευκόςbright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;...
4Proto-Hellenic*leukóswhite

Words derived from “Alicante

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *leukósEvery word from Ancient Greek λευκόςEvery word from Latin Lucentum