Where does “orpine” come from?
orpine (English) comes from Old French orpin, from Latin auripigmentum, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.
orpine (English): Any of several temperate succulent plants of the...
Definitions
- Any of several temperate succulent plants of the...
Ancestry of “orpine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | orpin | — |
| 2 | Latin | auripigmentum | orpiment |
| 3 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 4 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 6 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 7 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 8 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |