Where does “òr” come from?

òr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ór, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

òr (Scottish Gaelic): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “òr”, step by step

òr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishórgold
2Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
3Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
4Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
5Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
6LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
7Latin-idustending to
8Proto-Italic*-iðos

via Old Irish amar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishamarwailing, moaning; song, singing
2Proto-Celticamaromwailing, crying

Words derived from “òr

Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus
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