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Where does “ORLY” come from?

ORLY (English) comes from Latin Aurēliācum, from Latin Aurelius, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

Ancestry of “ORLY”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAurēliācum—
2LatinAureliusgolden
3LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
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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