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Where does “auripel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “auripel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoripela shining copper blade
2Latinaureathe noun and reins of a horse, bridle; nominative...
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 “auripel”

  • orpellamento
  • orpello
  • orpellare
  • orpellatura
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