Where does “Aurelia” come from?
Aurelia derives from Latin Aurelius, an adjective meaning golden, itself from Latin aurum meaning gold, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-.
Aurelia (English): The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly
Definitions
- The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly
Ancestry of “Aurelia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | aurelia | chrysalis, nymph |
| 2 | Latin | Aurelia | — |
| 3 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 4 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 5 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 7 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 8 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 9 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |