Where does “Babylon” come from?

Babylon (Swedish) comes from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Ancestry of “Babylon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBabylōn—
2Ancient GreekΒαβυλώνBabylon
3AkkadianBābilimBabylon

Words derived from “Babylon”

Every word from Akkadian Bābilim →Every word from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών →Every word from Latin Babylōn →