Etymology

Siskiyou

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Today it means: A mountain range and a national forest in northern California and southern Oregon. Full definition →

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The story

Unknown. Perhaps from a Native American language. Sometimes said to be from French six cailloux, "six stones".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.