Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “rhodesiankoira” come from? rhodesiankoira (Finnish) comes from English Rhodesia, from English Rhodes, from French Rhodes, from Latin rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος — Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece.
rhodesiankoira (Finnish): Rhodesian ridgeback, Rhodesian Ridgeback
Definitions Rhodesian ridgeback, Rhodesian Ridgeback Ancestry of “rhodesiankoira”, step by step rhodesiankoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rhodesia Step Language Word Meaning 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
via Finnish koira Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish koira dog; dog paddle; military police 2 Finnish -nen Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... 3 Finnish -inen -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... 4 Finnish -uus Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality 5 Proto-Finnic -uc -ness, -hood