Where does “oriol” come from?
oriol (Welsh) comes from English oriole, from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin oriolum, from Latin aureolus, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum.
oriol (Welsh): oriole
Definitions
- oriole
Ancestry of “oriol”, step by step
oriol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English oriole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oriole | Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New... |
| 2 | Middle French | oriol | — |
| 3 | Old French | oriol | gallery, corridor |
| 4 | Latin | oriolum | portico, hall |
| 5 | Latin | aureolus | Made of gold, golden; Adorned, covered or... |
| 6 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 7 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 8 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 10 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 11 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 12 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Welsh awr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | awr | hour |
| 2 | Persian | ابر | cloud; a branch of Persian miniature; sponge |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ʾbl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | abráh | cloud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | abʰrás | cloud, raincloud |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥bʰrós | rain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |
via Welsh ôl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ôl | track, trace; mark, residue; back, rear |