Where does “ors” come from?
ors (Maltese) comes from Italian orso, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.
ors (Maltese): bear
Ancestry of “ors”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | orso | "Feminine:" orsa; bear |
| 2 | Latin | ursus | a bear |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *orsos | — |