Etymology

Lake Ontario

Today it means: A lake in North America, between Canada and United States in province of Ontario and state of New York, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Full definition →

Wyandot ontari꞉io
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  1. Wyandot · derived fromontari꞉io
  2. English todayLake Ontario

From lake + Ontario. From Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). From the Huron name for the lake.

Words from the same roots

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