Etymology

Orodes

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Today it means: any of several rulers of Parthian Empire and kings of its nearby kingdoms including Elymais, Armenia, and Hatra Full definition →

Latin Orōdēs ← Ancient Greek Ὀρώδης ← Middle Iranian
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  1. Middle Iranian · derived from
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὈρώδης
  3. Latin · borrowed fromOrōdēs
  4. English todayOrodes

Borrowed from Latin Orōdēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρώδης (Orṓdēs), from Middle Iranian Worōd; see 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 (wrwd) for more.

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