Where does “Aurelius” come from?

Aurelius derives from Latin Aurelius, from Latin aurum meaning gold, from Proto-Italic auzom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-.

Aurelius (English): of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world

Definitions

  1. of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world

Ancestry of “Aurelius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAureliusgolden
2LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
3Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
4Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
5Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
6Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
7LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
8Latin-idustending to
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