Etymograph

English

Orthez

Orthez comes from French Orthez, from Occitan ‘Occitan man’, and ultimately from Latin Occitānus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOccitānus‘Occitan’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentOrthez
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOccitānus‘Occitan’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentOrthez
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through French Occitan ‘Occitan man’

chai, beret, 4 more

Today it means

name A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Occitānus / Orthez