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Where does “Hun” come from?

Hun (French) comes from Latin Hunni, from Ancient Greek Οὗννος — Hun.

Hun (French): Hun; a member of the Huns, a nomadic tribe...

Definitions

  1. Hun; a member of the Huns, a nomadic tribe...

Ancestry of “Hun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHunniHuns
2Ancient GreekΟὗννοςHun

Words derived from “Hun”

  • hunnique
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