Where does “Cô-rin-tô” come from?

Cô-rin-tô (Vietnamese) comes from Spanish Corinto, from Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος, from Undetermined kar — point, peak; stone, hard.

Ancestry of “Cô-rin-tô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCorintomaroon color
2LatinCorinthusCorinth
3Ancient GreekΚόρινθοςCorinth
4Undeterminedkarpoint, peak; stone, hard
Every word from Undetermined karEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚόρινθοςEvery word from Latin Corinthus