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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

  1. From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its...

Ancestry of “Rhodesian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRhodesia—
2EnglishRhodes—
3FrenchRhodes—
4Latinrhodus—
5Ancient GreekῬόδος—

Words derived from “Rhodesian”

  • Rhodesianness
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