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Where does “phaeton” come from?

Phaeton comes from French phaéton, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων, from Ancient Greek φᾰέθων, ultimately from Ancient Greek φᾰέθω.

phaeton (English): a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four...

Definitions

  1. a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four...

Ancestry of “phaeton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphaétonphaeton
2LatinPhaëtōn—
3Ancient Greekφᾰέθωνshining”, “radiant; radiant, shining
4Ancient GreekφᾰέθωI shine”, “I am radiant
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