Where does “orge” come from?
orge (French) comes from Latin hordeum, from Proto-Italic horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom — bristly.
orge (French): barley
Definitions
- barley
Ancestry of “orge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hordeum | barley |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | horzdeom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥sdeyom | bristly |