Where does “Orla” come from?
Orla derives from Irish Órfhlaith, composed of Irish ór and Old Irish ór from Latin aurum, Proto-Italic auzom, and Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-, meaning gold.
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 | — |