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Where does “loriot” come from?

loriot (French) comes from Old French oriol, from Latin oriolum, from Latin aureolus, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.

loriot (French): oriole

Definitions

  1. oriole

Ancestry of “loriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoriolgallery, corridor
2Latinoriolumportico, hall
3LatinaureolusMade of gold, golden; Adorned, covered or...
4LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
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—
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