Etymograph

English

Rhône

Rhône comes from French Rhône, and goes back to Gaulish *Rodonos.

  1. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*Rodonosreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬοδᾰνόςRhodănós
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERhodanus
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentRhône
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*Rodonosreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬοδᾰνόςRhodănós
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERhodanus
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentRhône
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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

Etymograph / Gaulish *Rodonos / Rhône