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Where does “oriol” come from?

oriol (Old French) comes from Latin oriolum, from Latin aureolus, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

oriol (Old French): gallery, corridor

Definitions

  1. gallery, corridor

Ancestry of “oriol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoriolumportico, hall
2LatinaureolusMade of gold, golden; Adorned, covered or...
3LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
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—

Words derived from “oriol”

  • oriole
  • oriel
  • orielled
  • loriol
  • loriot
  • oriol
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