Etymograph

English

Rhone

Rhone 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. EnglishtodayRhone

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. EnglishtodayRhone

Every English word from Gaulish *Rodonos

Today it means

name A major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Etymograph / Gaulish *Rodonos / Rhone

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