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Where does “orle” come from?

orle (English) comes from Old French orle, from Vulgar Latin orula, from Latin ōra, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

orle (English): a bordure that runs around the outline of a...

Definitions

  1. a bordure that runs around the outline of a...

Ancestry of “orle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorleborder; trim
2Vulgar Latinorula—
3Latinōra—
4Latinōs—
5Proto-Italicōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →