Where does “ourlet” come from?
ourlet (French) comes from French ourler, from Vulgar Latin orulare, from Latin ōrula, from Latin ōra, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
ourlet (French): hem; rim, helix
Ancestry of “ourlet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ourler | to hem |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | orulare | present active infinitive of *ōrulō |
| 3 | Latin | ōrula | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōra | — |
| 5 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |