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Where does “aurelia” come from?

aurelia (English) comes from Italian aurelia, from Latin Aurelia, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

aurelia (English): The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a...

Definitions

  1. The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a...

Ancestry of “aurelia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaureliachrysalis, nymph
2LatinAurelia—
3LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeō—
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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