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Where does “Oronte” come from?

Oronte (Italian) comes from Latin Orontēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης, from Old Median Arēvand, from Proto-Iranian raivant-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁ís — wealth, goods.

Ancestry of “Oronte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOrontēs—
2Ancient GreekὈρόντης—
3Old MedianArēvand—
4Proto-Iranianraivant-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁íswealth, goods
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