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Where does “ór” come from?

ór (Old Irish) comes from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

ór (Old Irish): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “ór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
2Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
3Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
4Latinaudeō—
5LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
6Latin-idustending to
7Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “ór”

  • Orla
  • Orla
  • órchloch
  • órchlásal
  • órphlátáil
  • óir
  • órtháirgeach
  • bréagór
  • ór
  • Órfhlaith
  • ceàrd-òir
  • òr
  • airh
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