Where does “oroide” come from?
oroide (English) comes from French or, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.
oroide (English): An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a...
Definitions
- An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a...
Ancestry of “oroide”, step by step
oroide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | or | gold; or; now, presently |
| 2 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 3 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 4 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 5 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 7 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 8 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 9 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Ancient Greek εἶδος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 2 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 3 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |