Where does “Alicante” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Alicante”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Alicante	—
2	Arabic	اَلقَنْت	—
3	Latin	Lucentum	—
4	Ancient Greek	λευκός	bright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;...
5	Proto-Hellenic	*leukós	—

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