Where does “Oxon” come from?

Oxon comes from Latin Oxonia, a name of uncertain ultimate origin whose meaning remains unknown.

Oxon (English): Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire

Definitions

  1. Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire

Ancestry of “Oxon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOxoniaOxfordshire
2Old EnglishOxnafordOxford
3Old Englishfordford
4Proto-West Germanicfurduford
5Proto-Germanicfurduzford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →
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