Where does “dorry” come from?
dorry (Middle English) comes from Old French doree, from Old French dorer, from Latin deaurātus, from Latin deaurō, from Latin aurō, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.
dorry (Middle English): Of a bright yellow or golden color; Coated or...
Definitions
- Of a bright yellow or golden color; Coated or...
Ancestry of “dorry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | doree | — |
| 2 | Old French | dorer | to {{l|en|gild}} |
| 3 | Latin | deaurātus | gilded |
| 4 | Latin | deaurō | to gild; cover with gold |
| 5 | Latin | aurō | to gild |
| 6 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 7 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 9 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 10 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 11 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |