dory

dory · noun¹

Attested in American English from 1709 C.E.; possibly derived from an indigenous language of the West Indies or Central America, perhaps Miskito.

dory · noun, adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromdeauratus
2. Old French · derived fromdoree
3. Middle English · derived fromdorry
4. English todaydory

From Middle English dorry, from Old French doree, past participle of dorer (“to gild”), from Latin deauratus.

dory · noun³

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromδόρυ
2. English todaydory

PIE word *dóru Borrowed from Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru).

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