Where does “distrainer” come from?
distrainer (English) comes from English distrainor, from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.
distrainer (English): Alternative form of distrainor
Definitions
- Alternative form of distrainor
Ancestry of “distrainer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distrainor | One who distrains; the party distraining goods or... |
| 2 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 3 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 4 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 5 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 6 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 7 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 9 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 10 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 11 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |