Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “blanchor” come from?

blanchor (Old French) comes from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

blanchor (Old French): whiteness

Definitions

  1. whiteness

Ancestry of “blanchor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
2Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
3Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
4Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
5Latinaudeō—
6LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
7Latin-idustending to
8Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →