Where does “Val-d'Or” come from?
Val-d'Or (English) comes from French Val-d'Or, from French or, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
Ancestry of “Val-d'Or”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Val-d'Or | — |
| 2 | French | or | gold; or; now, presently |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |