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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓrfhlaithgolden princess
2Irishórgold
3Old Irishórgold
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeō—
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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