Etymology

phaeton

P3H4A1E1T1O1N1

Today it means: a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses Full definition →

French phaéton
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  1. French · borrowed fromphaéton
  2. French · borrowed fromphaéton
  3. English todayphaeton

Borrowed from French phaéton.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.