Where does “Lorisiformes” come from?
Lorisiformes (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.
Lorisiformes (Translingual): infraorder
Definitions
- infraorder
Ancestry of “Lorisiformes”, 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 | — |