Dory Definition

Origin of Dory

• Middle English dorre from Old French doree from feminine past participle of dorer to gild from Late Latin deaurāre Latin dē- de- Latin aurum gold

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Attested in American English of 1709 CE; assumed to be related to Central of Western Indian language, perhaps Miskito.

  From Wiktionary

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

  From Wiktionary

• Perhaps from Miskito dori, duri

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition