The Bible is the most translated book in history, but closely following it on the list is Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s 1943 novella, “The Little Prince.” To date, the book has been translated into 475 languages, including rarer dialects like Quechua and Aramaic, and has sold over 100 million copies.
Antoine is Anthony in English and comes from the Roman name Anthony, Mark Antony being the most famous Roman with the name. The th sound is preserved in Icelandic and among West Germanic languages, such as English, and in Catalan (most of Spain). Latin begot French begot English with a heavy dose of German. Bible's Babel.
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