Where does “orle” come from?
orle (French) comes from Old French orle, from Vulgar Latin orula, from Latin ōra, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
orle (French): orle, bordure; orle
Ancestry of “orle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | orle | border; trim |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | orula | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōra | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |