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Where does “aurigation” come from?

aurigation (English) comes from Latin aurigatio, from Latin aurigare, from Latin auriga, from Latin aurea, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.

aurigation (English): The act of driving a chariot or a carriage

Definitions

  1. The act of driving a chariot or a carriage

Ancestry of “aurigation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaurigatio—
2Latinaurigarepresent active infinitive of aurīgō;...
3Latinaurigacharioteer; stable groom
4Latinaureathe noun and reins of a horse, bridle; nominative...
5LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
6Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
7Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
8Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
9Latinaudeō—
10LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
11Latin-idustending to
12Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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