Etymograph

English

Redones

Redones comes from Latin Rēdonēs, from Gaulish *reda ‘chariot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)reydʰ- ‘to ride’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)reydʰ-‘to ride’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rēdo-‘to ride’reconstructed
  3. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*reda‘chariot’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERēdonēs
  5. EnglishtodayRedones

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(H)reydʰ-‘to ride’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rēdo-‘to ride’reconstructed
  3. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*reda‘chariot’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERēdonēs
  5. EnglishtodayRedones

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(H)reydʰ-

Today it means

noun A Gallic tribe dwelling in the eastern part of the Brittany peninsula during the Iron Age and subsequent Roman conquest of Gaul.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(H)reydʰ- / Redones

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