The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδόναξ
- Latin · borrowed fromdonax“reed; also a marine fish”
- English todaydonax
Borrowed from Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), from Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
donax
Today it means: A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc. Full definition →
Latin donax ← Ancient Greek δόναξ