Where does “oriel” come from?
Oriel comes from Old French oriol, derived from Latin oriolum, which is related to Latin aureus meaning golden, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o-.
oriel (English): A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a...
Definitions
- A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a...
Ancestry of “oriel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | oriol | gallery, corridor |
| 2 | Latin | oriolum | portico, hall |
| 3 | Latin | aureolus | Made of gold, golden; Adorned, covered or... |
| 4 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 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 | — |