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Where does “orfebre” come from?

orfebre (Spanish) comes from French orfèvre, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.

orfebre (Spanish): goldsmith

Definitions

  1. goldsmith

Ancestry of “orfebre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorfèvregoldsmith, silversmith
2Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
3Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
4Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
5Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
6Latinaudeō—
7LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
8Latin-idustending to
9Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “orfebre”

  • orfebrería
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