Where does “Órfhlaith” come from?
Órfhlaith (Irish) comes from Irish ór, from Old Irish ór, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.
Órfhlaith (Irish): golden princess
Definitions
- golden princess
Ancestry of “Órfhlaith”, step by step
Órfhlaith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish ór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ór | gold |
| 2 | Old Irish | ór | gold |
| 3 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 4 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 6 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 7 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 8 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Irish flaith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | flaith | lordship, sovereignty; ruler, prince; lord, chief |
| 2 | Old Irish | flaith | lordship, sovereignty, rule; kingdom, realm;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wlatis | sovereignty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wélh₁tis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |