The Aude is a river of southern French. It starts in the Pyrénées mountains and ends in the Mediterranean Sea. The Aude department is named after this river.
In Roman times, the Aude was called Atax by the Romans. In all likelihood the current name comes from gradual changes of Atax, a word borrowed from the Celtic atacos meaning "spirited" or "very fast"
A: The Aude river is located in southern France.
A: The Aude river begins in the Pyrénées mountains and ends in the Mediterranean Sea.
A: The Aude department is named after the Aude river.
A: During Roman times, the Aude was called Atax.
A: The current name of the Aude river is likely from gradual changes of Atax, a word borrowed from the Celtic atacos meaning "spirited" or "very fast."
A: The word "atacos" means "spirited" or "very fast" in Celtic.
A: The meaning of Aude is not explicitly stated in the text.
