Where does “oreforming” come from?
oreforming (English) comes from English øre, from Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum.
oreforming (English): The process of forming an ore
Definitions
- The process of forming an ore
Ancestry of “oreforming”, step by step
oreforming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English øre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | øre | A currency unit worth one hundredth of a... |
| 2 | Danish | øre | ear; handle; a currency unit worth one hundredth... |
| 3 | Old Danish | øræ | ear; type of currency equivalent to an eighth of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | eyrir | an ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aurijaz | an ounce; a unit of currency |
| 6 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 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 | — |
via English forming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forming | present participle of form; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 3 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 4 | Old English | forma | first |
| 5 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |