Where does “dory” come from?
Dory comes from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, ultimately from the root drew-.
dory (English): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or...
Definitions
- A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or...
Ancestry of “dory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dorry | Of a bright yellow or golden color; Coated or... |
| 2 | Old French | doree | — |
| 3 | Old French | dorer | to {{l|en|gild}} |
| 4 | Latin | deaurātus | gilded |
| 5 | Latin | deaurō | to gild; cover with gold |
| 6 | Latin | aurō | to gild |
| 7 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 8 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 10 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 11 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 12 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |