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oriole

The origin and history of oriole.

Etymology

The word was borrowed from Middle French oriol, which came from Old French oriol, ultimately from Latin aureolus, a diminutive of aureus meaning golden. It is a doublet of the word aureole, and its first recorded English use dates to around 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.

Origin: Middle French

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