Where does “owravalik” come from?
owravalik (Cornish) comes from Cornish owraval, from Cornish owr, from Welsh awr, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.
owravalik (Cornish): kumquat
Definitions
- kumquat
Ancestry of “owravalik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | owraval | orange fruit |
| 2 | Cornish | owr | gold |
| 3 | Welsh | awr | hour |
| 4 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 5 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 7 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 8 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 9 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |