Where does “orla” come from?
orla (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin orula, from Latin ōra, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
orla (Portuguese): border
Ancestry of “orla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | orula | — |
| 2 | Latin | ōra | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |