Where does “orris” come from?

orris (English) comes from English Horace, from Latin horatius — The name of a Roman gēns.

orris (English): Any of several irises that have a fragrant root,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several irises that have a fragrant root,...

Ancestry of “orris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8)
2LatinhoratiusThe name of a Roman gēns

Words derived from “orris”

Every word from Latin horatius →Every word from English Horace →