English
Seville
Seville comes from Spanish Sevilla, and goes back to Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 ‘plain, valley’.
- Phoenicianmodern𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄šplh /sefela/‘plain, valley’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHispalis
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِشْبِيلِيَةʔišbīliya
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSevilla
- EnglishtodaySeville
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Phoenicianmodern𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄šplh /sefela/‘plain, valley’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHispalis
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِشْبِيلِيَةʔišbīliya
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSevilla
- EnglishtodaySeville
Every English word from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄
Today it means
name The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 / Seville