Where does “orfevrărie” come from?
orfevrărie (Romanian) comes from French orfèvrerie, from French orfèvre, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.
orfevrărie (Romanian): goldsmithing
Definitions
- goldsmithing
Ancestry of “orfevrărie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | orfèvrerie | gold plate, silver plate; the trade of making... |
| 2 | French | orfèvre | goldsmith, silversmith |
| 3 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 4 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 5 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 7 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 8 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 9 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |