Where does “La Vallée-de-l'Or” come from?

La Vallée-de-l'Or (French) 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.

Ancestry of “La Vallée-de-l'Or”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorgold; or; now, presently
2Middle Frenchorgold
3Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus