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Where does “úrú” come from?

úrú (Irish) comes from Irish úraigh, from Irish úr, from Old Irish ór, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

úrú (Irish): verbal noun of úraigh; refreshment, refection;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of úraigh; refreshment, refection;...

Ancestry of “úrú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishúraighfreshen; scour, cleanse; become moist, damp
2Irishúrfresh; new; free, liberal; moist
3Old Irishórgold
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeō—
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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