Where does “ort” come from?
ort (French) comes from Old French ort, from Latin horridus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
ort (French): (When referring to the weighing of items) gross weight
Definitions
- (When referring to the weighing of items) gross weight
Ancestry of “ort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ort | dirty |
| 2 | Latin | horridus | rough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth,... |
| 3 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |