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Where does “oripel” come from?

oripel (Old French) comes from Latin aurea, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.

oripel (Old French): a shining copper blade

Definitions

  1. a shining copper blade

Ancestry of “oripel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaureathe noun and reins of a horse, bridle; nominative...
2LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
3Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
4Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
5Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
6Latinaudeō—
7LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
8Latin-idustending to
9Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “oripel”

  • oropel
  • orpello
  • orpellare
  • orpellatura
  • orpellamento
  • oripeau
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