Etymology

orfevrerie

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Today it means: The work or trade of a goldsmith. Full definition →

Middle English orfeovre ← Middle French orfaverie
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The story

  1. Middle French · derived fromorfaverie
  2. Middle English · inherited fromorfeovre
  3. English todayorfevrerie

From Middle English orfeovre, from Middle French orfaverie, orfavrerie (modern orfèvrerie).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.