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Where does “roan” come from?

Roan comes from Middle French roan, from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, of uncertain ultimate origin.

roan (English): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark...

Definitions

  1. Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark...

Ancestry of “roan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchroan—
2Spanishroanoroan
3Old Spanishraudano—
Every word from Old Spanish raudano →