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Where does “orris” come from?

orris (English) comes from English Horace, from Latin horatius.

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
1EnglishHorace—
2Latinhoratius—
Every word from Latin horatius →