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
Ancestry of “órchloch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 8 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |