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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.

Ancestry of “Lorisiformes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLoris—
2Frenchloris—
3Dutchloerisfool, dumbass, tool, ne'er-do-well
4Dutchloerlure
5Frenchlourdheavy; clumsy, oafish; annoying, a drag
6Middle Frenchlourdheavy
7Old Frenchlourt—
8Late Latinlurdusslow; stupid; slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid
9Latinluriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly,...
10Latinlurorpaleness, pallor, lividness
11Proto-Italic*loiros—
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