Where does “ori-” come from?

ori- (Romanian) comes from Romanian ori, from Romanian oare — well; really.

ori- (Romanian): prefixed to question words, meaning "any"

Definitions

  1. prefixed to question words, meaning "any"

Ancestry of “ori-”, step by step

ori- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianorior; either
2Romanianoarewell; really

via Yoruba rí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaríto see, to find

Words derived from “ori-”

Every word from Romanian oare →Every word from Romanian ori →