Where does “órchloch” come from?
órchloch (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.
órchloch (Irish): philosopher’s stone
Definitions
- philosopher’s stone
Ancestry of “órchloch”, step by step
órchloch 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 | — |