Where does “Rhodesian” come from?
Rhodesian comes from English Rhodes, from Latin Rhodia, from Ancient Greek Rhodía, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os via Latin nominal suffixes.
Rhodesian (English): From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its...
Definitions
- From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its...
Ancestry of “Rhodesian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Rhodesia | OS grid ref SK5680 |
| 2 | English | Rhodes | for a person who lived near woodland clearings, or a habitational one for someone from a place so named |
| 3 | French | Rhodes | Rhodes island |
| 4 | Latin | rhodus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ῥόδος | Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece |
Words derived from “Rhodesian”