Where does “orfray” come from?
orfray (English) comes from French orfraie, from Old French osfraie, from Latin ossifraga, from Latin ossifragus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
orfray (English): The osprey
Definitions
- The osprey
Ancestry of “orfray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | orfraie | white-tailed eagle; osprey; bird of ill omen |
| 2 | Old French | osfraie | — |
| 3 | Latin | ossifraga | nominative feminine singular of ossifragus;... |
| 4 | Latin | ossifragus | bone-breaking; osprey, sea eagle |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |