Rodos

Concepts

Rhodes

Translations

Rhodes

Ρόδος

Rodas

Rodi

Rhodos

Rodes

Rhodos

Rodes

Rodos

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ردوس

Cognate with Phoenician: 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish ردوس (Rodos), from Greek Ρόδος (Ródos), from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοία (rhoía, “pomegranate”).