Where does “Toison d'or” come from?
Toison d'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.
Toison d'or (French): Golden Fleece
Definitions
- Golden Fleece
Ancestry of “Toison d'or”, step by step
Toison d'or 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 | — |