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Where does “Orleans” come from?

Orleans (English) comes from French Orléans, from Old French Orliens, from Latin Aurelianus, from Latin Aurelius, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.

Ancestry of “Orleans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchOrléansOrleans; Philippe d’Orléans
2Old FrenchOrliensan Orléanais
3LatinAurelianusa member of the gens Aurelia
4LatinAureliusgolden
5LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
6Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
7Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
8Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
9Latinaudeō—
10LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
11Latin-idustending to
12Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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