Where does “oriole” come from?
Oriole comes from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin oriolum, derived from Latin aureus meaning golden, ultimately from Latin aurum meaning gold.
oriole (English): Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New...
Definitions
- Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New...
Ancestry of “oriole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | oriol | — |
| 2 | Old French | oriol | gallery, corridor |
| 3 | Latin | oriolum | portico, hall |
| 4 | Latin | aureolus | Made of gold, golden; Adorned, covered or... |
| 5 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 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 | — |