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Where does “oro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “oro”, 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 “oro”

  • oropendola
  • oroblanco
  • oro
  • orito
  • oropéndola
  • oro
  • orminejo
  • ora
  • orepoko
  • oran
  • oro
  • oro
  • óola
  • oro
  • hooro
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