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Where does “ór” come from?

ór (Irish) comes from Old Irish ór, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

ór (Irish): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “ór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishórgold
2Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
3Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
4Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
5Latinaudeō—
6LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
7Latin-idustending to
8Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “ór”

  • Orla
  • Orla
  • órchloch
  • órchlásal
  • órphlátáil
  • órtháirgeach
  • bréagór
  • Órfhlaith
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