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Where does “dorer” come from?

dorer (French) comes from Old French dorer, from Latin deaurātus, from Latin deaurō, from Latin aurō, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.

dorer (French): to gild; to coat something in gold; to brighten...

Definitions

  1. to gild; to coat something in gold; to brighten...

Ancestry of “dorer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdorerto {{l|en|gild}}
2Latindeaurātus—
3Latindeaurō—
4Latinaurō—
5Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
6Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
7Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
8Latinaudeō—
9LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
10Latin-idustending to
11Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “dorer”

  • mordorè
  • redorer
  • dorage
  • dore
  • dédorer
  • mordoré
  • doré
  • doras
  • dorure
  • dora
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