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Where does “Babilonia” come from?

Babilonia (Spanish) comes from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Babilonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBabylōnia—
2Ancient GreekΒαβυλωνία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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