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Where does “Orontes” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Orontes”, step by step

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