Where does “Lorisidae” come from?
Lorisidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Loris, from French loris, from Dutch loeris, from Dutch loer, from French lourd, from Middle French lourd, from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus.
Lorisidae (Translingual): family
Definitions
- family
Ancestry of “Lorisidae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Loris | genus |
| 2 | French | loris | — |
| 3 | Dutch | loeris | fool, dumbass, tool, ne'er-do-well |
| 4 | Dutch | loer | lure |
| 5 | French | lourd | heavy; clumsy, oafish; annoying, a drag |
| 6 | Middle French | lourd | heavy |
| 7 | Old French | lourt | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | lurdus | slow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid |
| 9 | Latin | luridus | pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,... |
| 10 | Latin | luror | paleness, pallor, lividness |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *loiros | — |