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Where does “ourler” come from?

ourler (French) comes from Vulgar Latin orulare, from Latin ōrula, from Latin ōra, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

ourler (French): to hem

Definitions

  1. to hem

Ancestry of “ourler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinorularepresent active infinitive of *ōrulō
2Latinōrula—
3Latinōra—
4Latinōs—
5Proto-Italicōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ourler”

  • ourlet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →