Etymology

Lisbonite

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Today it means: A person from Lisbon, Portugal. Full definition →

English Lisbon ← French Lisbonne ← Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna)
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The story

  1. LatinOlisīpō
  2. Vulgar LatinOlisipona
  3. Arabicلِشْبُونَة (lišbūna)
  4. FrenchLisbonne
  5. EnglishLisbon
  6. English todayLisbonite

From Lisbon + -ite.

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