Where does “órtháirgeach” come from?
órtháirgeach (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.
órtháirgeach (Irish): gold-bearing, auriferous
Definitions
- gold-bearing, auriferous
Ancestry of “órtháirgeach”, step by step
órtháirgeach 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 | — |