Where does “Orla” come from?
Orla (Danish) comes from Irish Órfhlaith, from Irish ór, from Old Irish ór, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.
Ancestry of “Orla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Órfhlaith | golden princess |
| 2 | Irish | ór | gold |
| 3 | Old Irish | ór | gold |
| 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 | — |